Orange Lemongrass White Tea

INGREDIENTS & TASTE
White Peony Tea Leaves, Orange Peel, Lemongrass. This tea has a light and refreshing lemongrass and orange aroma and taste. 
 
WHITE TEA BENEFITS
Has anti-cancer properties
Inhibits prostate cancer cells
Reduces growth of tumors
Inhibits estrogen production
Promotes strong teeth and bones
Promotes heart health
Has anti-aging properties
Great stress reliever
Helps to lower blood sugar
Helps to improve the ratio of good and bad cholesterol levels
Helps to boost the immune system
Helps to relax bronchial muscles
Helps to prevent cell damage in the brain
Aids in weight loss
Helps to prevent and treat the common cold and flu like symptoms
 
White tea appears to have more potent anticancer qualities than green tea, according to studies performed at the Linus Pauling Institute of Oregon State University in Corvallis. According to Milton Schiffenbauer, Ph.D., a microbiologist and professor at Pace University in New York City, white tea is more effective than green tea at inactivating viruses, bacteria and fungi responsible for streptococcus infections and pneumonia. When it comes to fighting bugs, "white tea is about 10 percent more effective than green." Drinking white tea was as effective at suppressing intestinal tumors as ingesting sulindac (Clinoril), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for cancer treatment, in a study published in the February 2003 issue of Carcinogenesis.
 
LEMONGRASS HEALTH BENEFITS
Aids the digestive tract
Stops nausea
Improves immune system functioning
Reduces fever
Aids cholesterol levels
Is a natural anti-inflammatory
Improves vascular functioning
Lowers high blood pressure
Helps to kill malignant cancerous cells
Aids menstrual problems
Is a natural anti-depressant
 
ORANGE PEEL BENEFITS
Orange peels contain compounds that are beneficial to your health. One medium orange contains over 60 flavonoids and 170 different phytonutrients, according to Rebecca Wood, author of “The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia.” Most of these beneficial compounds come from the albedo -- the white matter that hugs the orange. The flavonoids in an orange peel help vitamin C, an important antioxidant vitamin, work more efficiently. Flavonoids also retard the growth of cancer cells by withholding energy requirements needed by these harmful cells. Two compounds in orange peel may protect against lung cancer. A 2009 study conducted at the Department of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts found polymethoxyflavones contained in the peel of sweet oranges inhibited the growth of cancer cells of the lung. Another compound, called liminoid, might also be responsible for preventing cancer of the lung as well as cancer of the stomach, colon and breast. An orange peel contains two important flavones: hesperidin and polymethoxylate. These are compounds that help lower low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol levels, according to a 2004 joint study conducted by the US Department of Agriculture and KGK Synergize, a nutraceutical company. Researchers suggest that taking dietary supplements containing orange is more ideal than eating the peels. The reason: you would need to eat 20 orange or tangerine peels a day for the peels to have a therapeutic effect on LDL cholesterol levels.