A major ingredient of green tea, EGCG may be effective against severe sepsis which is an abnormal immune system response to a bacterial infection. Haichao Wang, PhD, of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and his colleagues have done a laboratory study to study the therapeutic powers of many Chinese herbal compounds against “severe sepsis” which is a fatal immune response that kills over 200,000 Americans every year. They found out that EGCG in green tea saved mice from lethal sepsis and their findings could lead to clinical trials in patients.
Posted on November 11th, 2007 by EGCG
Filed under: Infection
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