Latest Research Findings
Tea has a long history of being used in Japan and China as both a medicine and a staple household drink and it is currently the most commonly consumed drink worldwide for maintaining good health.
Its effects include strengthening the stomach and intestines, relieving heartache, regulating sleep patterns, improving blood flow to the skin and kidneys, detoxification of the blood, and relieving inflammation.
As a result of our research, we discovered a new active ingredient in tea, chafuroside, which we believe is the key to why tea has been seen as a medicinal food throughout history. The noteworthy characteristics of chafuroside are “its extremely high absorption rate in the blood and its exceptionalanti-inflammatory properties.”
Other effects include its ability to “prevent DNA damage to the skin, reduce the negative effects of stress on the human body, prevent atopic dermatitis and contact dermatitis (rash)※, allergic asthma, and colon polyp formation (the source of colon cancer). Chafuroside also protects young tea leaves from ultraviolet rays. Chafuroside A and chafurosideB, which are tea pigment analogues, are present
in chafuroside, and they help to “improve skin problems caused by UV rays and inhibit the increase of melanin, which causes sunburn, spots, and freckles. The presence of chafuroside A and chafurosideB “improves skin problems caused by ultraviolet rays and inhibits the increase of melanin, which causes sunburn, spots and freckles.”
Chafurosides are abundantly present in the recently launched ‘Chafuro Tea.’ The manufacturing process for this tea and ita effect, including its patent method and affect, have been acquired by our research institute.
【Related materials】
Patent 5229839 – Method for Producing Tea with High Chafuroside B Content (Japanese).pdf
Patent No. 5162727_chafurosideB_Melanin Inhibition(Japanese).pdf
Prevention of Colonic Polyp Formation (Precursor to Colorectal Cancer) (English).pdf
chafurosideA_Emphysema and Asthma Effects (English).pdf
chafurosideB_Anti-UV Effects (English).pdf
chafurosideA_Synthesis and Anti-Contact Dermatitis (English).pdf
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※Contact dermatitis (rash) is an itchy eczema that occurs when some substance comes into contact with the skin and causes irritation or an allergic reaction. Commonly referred to as a rash, erythema appears on the skin at the point of contact, and in severe cases, swelling and blisters may occur. It can be caused by almost any substance found around us. chafuroside has excellent anti-inflammatory properties, which may help prevent this affliction.
