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Chapter 3.b: Camellia sinensis (green tea)<br />

There is a large bibliography on this plant, known in China since ancient times ( 4,5102,123,135,155,173,<br />

217,224,274,309,1123,11124,1186 )<br />

Basically we get a dry extract from this plant which is used as an infusion: decaffeinated green tea<br />

(less than 0.02% caffeine), with a high content of polyphenols titrated in EGCG (EpiGallo-<br />

Catechin-Gallate); heavy metals present in irrelevant quantities (As

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