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Tea drinking is a significant part of the Chinese lifestyle.
Is any other food or drink reported to have as many benefits as green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. Green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4000 years.
To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:
* Cancer
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* High cholesterol levels
* Cardiovascular disease
* Infection
* Impaired immune function
Impaired immune function - Back in January, on BBC News, it was mentioned that Chinese Tea may cure jaundice. A herbal tea used widely in China to treat jaundice could soon be used by doctors in the west.
Tips on Chinese Tea
* When choosing a type of tea, grab a good amount of tea leaves into your palm, bring it close to your face, blow hard, and take a deep breath through your nose, you should then be able to judge if it is good or bad quality.
* Water used to brew the tea should only be at 80
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