Green tea is a popular beverage with many therapeutic properties associated with it. It has a high content of flavonoids which are responsible for its antioxidant properties.Among the flavonoids present in green tea, catechin is a major component that has been in the research limelight because of its anti-tumor and antisclerotic effects. The other main tea catechins are epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin (EGC), and EGC gallate (EGCG) that have been found to reduce oxidative stress and exhibit anti-viral, anti-allergenic, anti-diabetic effects.
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