I buy the type called Dragonwell or Lung Ching. There are several brands, they are
all from this area of China and all similar. I use the Foojoy brand. I fnd this tea
has a depth of flavor and a sweetness that is amazing. I drink about 6 to 8 cups per
day. My sense is that if you don't let it get too strong it doesn't stain teeth like
black tea does, there are fewer tannins. And it doesn't have much caffeine either.

--Richard

Mary wrote:

> Richard,
>
> What brand do you buy?
>
> Mary
>
> At 07:24 AM 4/23/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >My understanding is that studies have shown benefits of green tea not black. I
> >have a book somewhere can't find now by Murray about various herbs and he cites
> >these studies. I'll try to find it.
> >
> >--Richard
> >
> >Jael Greenleaf wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>         All tea comes from camellia senensis and as  has been pointed out,
> >> some is dried until dehydrated  and some is dried until slightly fermented.
> >> Others are fired either in baskets or pans, though this doesn't mean cooking
> >> them, just drying them further. The study that was done on the good pheynols
> >> was done with green tea, but my understanding (from a local tea maven) is
> >> that they all have the same properties, the study just didn't include black
> >> tea.
> >> >From Mac who enjoys a cuppa.
> >
> >