Origin: Derived by soaking tea leaves in an alcohol solution
Also Known As:
Camelia sinensis
Overview: Green Tea Extract comes from the Camellia Sinensis Plant. Green Tea Extract is used to improve mental alertness and thinking as well as being used for weight loss and to treat stomach disorders, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, bone loss, and solid tumor cancers. Green Tea Extract contains 2% to 4% caffeine, which affects thinking and alertness, increases urine output, and may improve the function of brain messengers important in Parkinson’s disease. Caffeine is thought to stimulate the nervous system, heart, and muscles by increasing the release of certain chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters.
Common Dosage: The recommended dosage for Green Tea Extract is 200mg daily in healthy individuals.
