M/S WORLD WIDE ENTERPRISE 18, Bose Para Road, Barisha, Kolkata-700008, (W.B) INDIA. MOB: +91 9903785437 Email: ramyamutsuddiATyahoo.co.in The unmatched flavour of Darjeeling Tea is not its only attraction. The health giving properties of tea have been written about for centuries. A Materia Medica of the 1st Century AD period attributed eighteen therapeutic properties to tea: Refreshing effect Relaxation of nerves Brightening of eyes Combating alcoholism Reduction of obesity Cleansing the blood of heat and impurities Quenching thirst Treatment of abscesses Elimination of phlegm Curing dysentery Stimulating digestion Cleansing the bowels Giving energy Strengthening teeth Today, medical research confirms many of the claims of the ancient Chinese about the benefits of tea while proposing fresh areas for investigation. How does tea benefit your health? First of all, the water in which you brew your tea is boiled, and therefore sterilised. It is a safe beverage. Secondly, its the cup that cheers but does not inebriate the gentlest stimulating beverage. The minimal caffeine content in a cup of tea gives you all the benefits without any of the harm. Thirdly, if taken without milk and sugar a cup of tea yields only about four calories. Making it the ideal weight watchers drink. Tea contains enzymes called polyphenols, which include the flavinoids that give black tea its distinctive flavour and taste. Flavinoids are anti oxidants that help resist more than 50 diseases by preventing cell damage. A Dutch study has shown that men who drank between four and five cups of black tea a day are 70 percent less likely to suffering a stroke compared to those who drank only two cups or less. According to another study, higher consumption of black tea corresponded with fewer fatal heart attacks. Flavinoids have, in fact been found to inhibit the clumping