GREEN TEA GREEN TEA EXTRACT CONTAINS NUMEROUS COMPOUNDS, INCLUDING POLYPHENOLS AND CATECHINS, THAT PROVIDE POTENT ANTIOXIDANT BENEFITS. ONE CATECHIN IN PARTICULAR, EGCG, HAS DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY FREE RADICAL QUENCHING POWER IN LABORATORY STUDIES. IN NON-CLINICAL STUDIES, EGCG HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN TO BE PROTECTIVE AGAINST CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSAULT ON TISSUES AND HELPS TO SUPPORT HEALTHY CELL CYCLE REGULATION. GREEN TEA IS TO BE USED WITH A PROGRAM OF REDUCED INTAKE OF DIETARY CALORIES AND INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (IF POSSIBLE) TO HELP IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. YERBA MATE YERBA MATE HAS BEEN USED IN HERBAL MEDICINE TO HELP TEMPORARILY PROMOTE ALERTNESS AND WAKEFULNESS, AND TO ENHANCE COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE. CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS IF YOU ARE PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING, CONSULT A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER. IF YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CONSULT A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER PRIOR TO USE. CONSULT A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER PRIOR TO USE IF YOU HAVE A LIVER DISORDER OR DEVELOP SYMPTOMS OF LIVER TROUBLE (SUCH AS ABDOMINAL PAIN, DARK URINE OR JAUNDICE) CONSULT A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER PRIOR TO USE IF YOU ARE PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING (HC 2007B). CONSULT A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER PRIOR TO USE IF YOU HAVE AN IRON DEFICIENCY. GREEN TEA CAMARGO AE, DAGUER DA, BARBOSA DS. GREEN TEA EXERTS ANTIOXIDANT ACTION IN VITRO AND ITS 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. YERBA MATE ABDOU AM, HIGASHIGUCHI S, HORIE K, KIM M, HATTA H, YOKOGOSHI H. RELAXATION AND IMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS OF GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA) ADMINISTRATION IN HUMANS. BIOFACTORS 2006; 26(3):201-8. AMR 2010: ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE REVIEW (AMR). ACETYL-L-CARNITINE MONOGRAPH. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE REVIEW 2010; 15(1): 76-83 API 2001: THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART I, VOLUME II. DELHI (IN): THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS; 2001. ARYA LA, MYERS DL, JACKSON ND. DIETARY CAFFEINE INTAKE AND THE RISK FOR DETRUSOR INSTABILITY: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2000; 96(1):85-89. AVISAR R, AVISAR E, WEINBERGER D. EFFECT OF COFFEE CONSUMPTION ON INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE. THE ANNALS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY 2002; 36(6):992-995. BAIN MA, FAULL R, FORNASINI G. ACCUMULATION OF TRIMETHYLAMINE AND TRIMETHYLAMINE-N-OXIDE IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS UNDERGOING HAEMODIALYSIS. MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM 2004; 81:263-272. BARBAGALLO SG, BARBAGALLO M, GIORDANO M, MELI M, PANZARASA R. ALPHA-GLYCEROPHOSPHOCHOLINE IN MENTAL RECOVERY OF CEREBRAL ISCHEMIC ATTACKS. AN ITALIAN MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL. ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 1994; 717: 253-269. This page is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the medicinal ingredient.