The benefits of polyphenols in red oolong tea
As for Red Oolong Tea, in addition to the compounds also found in green tea, its semi-fermented production process leaves it exceptionally rich in polyphenols, which have a powerful effect on health as shown by the research findings below.
SOD ENZYME AND POLYPHENOLS IN OOLONG TEA:
Our bodies are equipped with a system that keeps to a minimum the damage caused by disease-inducing free radicals, which arise from environmental factors and from our daily habits. This is thanks to an enzyme called SOD (superoxide dismutase). When these enzymes perform their functions fully, they can completely eliminate the harmful free radicals formed in the body. However, this enzyme exists only in a fixed quantity in the body and cannot be supplemented the way other nutrients can (e.g. vitamins, Fe, Ca). The only way is to use a catalyst to enhance their activity. And the polyphenols (compounds containing hydroxyl groups in their molecules) in Oolong tea have been shown to play an important role in this respect.
THE BENEFITS OF POLYPHENOLS:
Through a series of trials, scientists have confirmed the benefits of the polyphenols in Red Oolong Tea: they boost the activity of the SOD enzyme and eliminate harmful free radicals. In this trial, the scientists asked the participants to drink Red Oolong Tea regularly, twice a day for three months, and closely monitored the changes in SOD enzyme function before and after drinking the tea. The results are summarised as follows:
- 1. Drinking Red Oolong regularly is highly effective in boosting the performance of the SOD enzyme in the body.
- 2. Drinking Red Oolong regularly slows skin ageing and prevents the formation of wrinkles, dark patches and freckles, by stimulating the copper-zinc SOD enzyme at work in the skin cells.
- 3. Red Oolong Tea is also very effective in preventing kidney failure and spleen failure
- According to research by Osaka University, Japan, drinking Oolong tea significantly reduces tooth decay and other dental problems.
- 4. Also according to research findings from Shiga University, Japan, Oolong tea is highly effective in treating dermatitis (with a success rate of 70%).
- 5. Oolong is particularly effective in reducing obesity. This was demonstrated in the book Bencao Shiyi (The Compendium of Materia Medica) and in the experiments carried out by the Shiga University of Pharmacy, Japan.
RED OOLONG TEA AND OBESITY:
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In modern medicine, obesity is not simply a matter of being "oversized": obesity occurs when the amount of fat in the body accumulates beyond the permitted limit (the ratio of fat to body weight should not exceed 15–20% in men and 20–25% in women). In the body's energy metabolism, sugars and fats are synthesised into triglycerides in the liver and small intestine, then carried by the blood throughout the body to supply the energy that sustains life and powers the body's movements. Triglycerides that are not metabolised (left over) accumulate in the fat cells, and once they exceed the limit they give rise to obesity. Experiments have shown that the polyphenols in Red Oolong Tea are able to stimulate the activity of the enzymes that break down triglycerides, making the tea very effective in preventing and controlling obesity.
Thus, thanks to its abundant polyphenols, Red Oolong Tea not only guards against cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and diarrhoea as green tea does, but can also help against kidney failure, spleen failure and tooth decay, while keeping the skin youthful and holding obesity in check. So why wait — bring Red Oolong Tea home today.