It seems that green tea isn t the only tea with powerful health benefits. According to researchers at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, white tea might have the strongest potential of all teas for fighting cancer, especially colon cancer. It is difficult to obtain as production is extremely limited.
White tea comes from a rare strain of the tea plant and is harvested only a few days of the year.
Once harvested, white tea is not oxidized or rolled, but simply withered and dried by steaming. Researchers speculate that the processing of tea determines its cancer fighting potential. These polyphenols have been linked to cancer prevention. While experiments have been conducted on laboratory rats, more studies are needed in order to determine whether white tea protects humans against cancer. The leaves have silver tips and are predominantly greenish-brown in color and very flat.