Tea Facts and Quotations

• "One sip of this will bathe the drooping spirits in delight, beyond the bliss of dreams." - John Milton on tea
• "If a man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty."- Japanese proverb
• The Zen master Hakuin used to tell his students about an old woman who owned a tea shop in the village. She was skilled in the tea ceremony, Hakuin said, and her understanding of Zen was superb. Many students wondered about this and went to the village themselves to check her out. Whenever the old woman saw them coming, she could tell immediately whether they had come to experience the tea, or to probe her grasp of Zen. Those wanting tea she served graciously. For the others wanting to learn about her Zen knowledge, she hid until they approached her door and then attacked them with a fire poker. Only one out of ten managed to escape her beating.

Tea and Health News

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is an illness characterized by peristent and relapsing fatigue, often accompanied by numerous symptoms involving various body systems. Some studies have shown that oxidative stress may be part of its cause. Researchers in India recently examined the effects of green tea extract in the mouse model of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and concluded that green tea extract could be used to help manage CFS. J Med Food, March 1, 2005; 8(1): 47-52.
• Oral cancer is one of the most common cancers in India. Eighty-two people with the disease (oral leukoplakia) were given black tea in a fixed regimen for one year, at which time the first 15 patients entered into the study showed a significant clinical improvment in the disease. J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol, January 1, 2005: 24(2): 141-4.

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