Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Wonders Of Jasmine Green Tea


Tea, nature's 'wonder drug' has many benefits to health. It helps promote good health including protective and revitalizing benefits and longer life. Other benefits include anti-cancer properties, increases metabolic rate, anti-daibetes effect, boosts mental alertness, boost immune system, lower chances of cognitive impairment, lowers stress hormone level and anti depressant properties. .


 Tea is available in various flavours including chocolate, mint, lemon, spiced, vanilla, green, fruit etc. One of the most popular variety of flavoured is Jasmine.

 Jasmine tea is a sweet-smelling variety of tea flavored with jasmine flowers. In addition to providing a rich floral scent, the flowers add a slight note to the tea which is enjoyable. As Jasmine is used to scent and flavor every variety of tea i-e white, black, green and oolong, therefore, regardless of a person's preference in tea, there is a Jasmine tea for everyone.

 Origination

 Jasmine tea has been originated during the period 960-1279. It is normally based on green tea or white tea. The resulting flavour of jasmine tea is a restrained sweet flavor and it is usually considered as less harsh tea for drinking. Jasmine teas are aromatic with jasmine blossoms, whose thin downy leaves impart into a light green colour of teas with a delicate and sweet flavor.

 Tea fragranced with the aroma of jasmine flowers is a specialty of China since the Sung Dynasty ruled i-e over 800 years ago. The jasmine plant was brought into China from Persia in olden times before the third century and was used in teas for fragrance around the fifth century.

 Health Benefits

 Jasmine tea is a healthy drink. It not only titillates the taste buds but studies reveal that the leaves from this flower have disease preventive properties. It has been noted that it may protect from disease ranging from cancer to lowering elevated cholesterol levels.

 Some of the health benefits of Jasmine Tea are detailed below:

 1. Cancer Treatment and Prevention

 Several studies have demonstrated the ability of jasmine to slow down growth of cancer cells and espically its chemo protective effect for breast tumors, prostate cancer etc. Many anti-cancer drugs are now using Jasmonate, a component from the jasmine plant that protects against injury. This new natural drug has been derived from jasmine plant that can inhibit the action of an enzyme named hexokinase that allows cancer cells to grow.

 2. Anxiety Relief

 Studies show that the smell of jasmine teas had a calming effect. The smell of jasmine teas drops heart rates and help to be more calm and relaxed. A cup of jasmine tea offers noteworthy advantages over traditional anti-anxiety medications and drugs.

 3. Lower Cholesterol

 A study showed that green tea catechins extracted from jasmine green teas lowered cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Jasmine green teas could hold health benefits for those who usually take fatty diet.

 4. Anti-bacterial Properties

 In a study, it was shown that jasmine has ability to reduce growth of certain bacteria that can cause food borne illness i-e Salmonella and Listeria.

 Availability

 Jasmine tea is mostly available in Chinese markets. In all other parts of world, it is often available from big grocery stores or specialty tea shops.

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