While it's too early to draw any conclusions, new data emerges regularly from studies focused on tea and health. Indeed, the research continues. And, no, the scientists there don't have to brew up a batch every time they want to blast away at cancer-cell cultures. The necessary antioxidant compounds come prepackaged in powder form, some of it straight from Lipton. Antioxidants, commonly found in fruits and vegetables, aid in stabilizing off-kilter oxygen molecules called free radicals.
Free radicals can injure cells.
On the cellular level at least, it's quite a wallop. In his lab, Hsu's slides provide dramatic evidence that a single drop of green tea can, within hours, wipe out a large percentage of the cancerous cells it encounters. The effects peak at about six hours and may last up to 12 hours. Hsu even recommends drinking a cup of green tea every few hours - especially folks thought to be at high risk of cancer because of smoking or other steady exposure to carcinogens. The Macon Telegraph.