The use of tea started when Buddhist monks, who had gone to China for study, returned to Japan bringing tea with them as a medicinal beverage.
Tea has an extraordinary power to prolong life.
Anywhere a person cultivates tea, long life will follow. In ancient and modern times, tea is the elixir that creates the mountain-dwelling immortal. From this passage we can see that green tea has from early times been highly valued as a powerful medication. It is becoming increasingly clear that green tea has a broad efficacy in preventing disease. All rights reserved.