FORSKOLIN IS A CHEMICAL FOUND FROM THE PLANT PLECTRANTHUS BARBATUS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS COLEUS FORSKOHLII. THIS PLANT HAS BEEN TRADITIONALLY USED IN INDIAN AYURVEDIC MEDICINE FOR A VERY LONG TIME FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. GREEN TEA EXTRACT IS MADE FROM LEAVES OF CAMELLIA SINENSIS. GREEN TEA CONTAINS A VARIETY OF ENZYMES , AMINO ACIDS, CARBOHYDRATE, DIETARY MINERALS, CAFFEINE, AND PHYTOCHEMICALS SUCH AS POLYPHENOL AND FLAVANOLS. GREEN TEA IS USED TO THE EFFECT OF: SOURCE OF ANTIOXIDANTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF GOOD HEALTH. TO BE USED WITH A PROGRAM OF REDUCED INTAKE OF DIETARY CALORIES AND INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (IF POSSIBLE) TO HELP IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. CAMARGO AE, DAGUER DA, BARBOSA DS. GREEN TEA EXERTS ANTIOXIDANT ACTION IN VITRO AN DITS CONSUMPTION INCREASES TOTAL SERUM ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL IN NORMAL AND DYSLIPIDEMIC SUBJECTS. NUTRITION RESEARCH 2006;26:626-631. CHANTRE P, LAIRON D. RECENT FINDINGS OF GREEN TEA EXTRACT AR25 (EXOLISE) AND ITS ACTIVITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY. PHYTOMEDICINE 2002;9(1):3-8. COIMBRA S, CASTRO E, ROCHA-PEREIRA P, REBELO I, ROCHA S, SANTOS-SILVA A. THE EFFECT OF GREEN TEA IN OXIDATIVE STRESS. CLINICAL NUTRITION 2006;25(5):790-796. COOPER MJ, COCKELL KA, L'ABBE MR. THE IRON STATUS OF CANADIAN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF DIETETIC PRACTICE AND RESEARCH 2006;67(3):130-138. DULLOO AG, DURET C, ROHRER D, GIRARDIER L, MENSI N, FATHI M, CHANTRE P, VANDERMANDER J. EFFICACY OF A GREEN TEA EXTRACT RICH IN CATECHIN POLYPHENOLS AND CAFFEINE IN INCREASING 24-H ENERGY EXPENDITURE AND FAT OXIDATION IN HUMANS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 1999;70(6):1040-1045. GLORO R, HOURMAND-OLLIVIER I, MOSQUET B, MOSQUET L, ROUSSELOT P, SALAME E, PIQUET MA, DAO T. FULMINANT HEPATITIS DURING SELF-MEDICATION WITH HYDROALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF GREEN TEA. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY 2005;17(10):1135-1137. NELSON M, POULTER J. IMPACT OF TEA DRINKING ON IRON STATUS IN THE UK: A REVIEW. JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS 2004;17(1):43-54. USDA 2007: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, NATIONAL GENETIC RESOURCES PROGRAM. GERMPLASM RESOURCES INFORMATION NETWORK (GRIN). CAMELLIA SINENSIS (L) KUNTZE. NATIONAL GERMPLASM RESOURCES LABORATORY, BELTSVILLE (MD). VAN HET HOF KH, DE BOER HS, WISEMAN SA, LIEN N, WESTSTRATE JA, TIJBURG LB. CONSUMPTION OF GREEN OR BLACK TEA DOES NOT INCREASE RESISTANCE OF LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN TO OXIDATION IN HUMANS. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 1997;66(5):1125-1132. WESTERTERP-PLANTENGA MS, LEJEUNE MP, KOVACS EM. BODY WEIGHT LOSS AND WEIGHT MAINTENANCE IN RELATION TO HABITUAL CAFFEINE INTAKE AND GREEN TEA SUPPLEMENTATION. OBESITY RESEARCH 2005;13(7):1195-1204. ZIJP IM, KORVER O, TIJBURG LB. EFFECT OF TEA AND OTHER DIETARY FACTORS ON IRON ABSORPTION. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION 2000;40(5):371-398. This page is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the medicinal ingredient.