Tea: Bioactivity and Therapeutic Potential - A Book Review on Teacology

PHILADELPHIA - July 11, 2013 - PRLog -- Tea: Bioactivity and Therapeutic Potential, edited by Yong-Su Zhen, is an English-language compilation of thirteen scholarly articles by Chinese researchers, on the topics of tea as a form of medicine.  The book delves into both the history and production of tea in depth, and explores the relationship between production and various bioactivity.

Teacology offers a critique and review of this volume, covering points including appropriate audience, key insights from the book's first essay, and potential bias in favor of tea.

Appropriate audience

Teacology recommends the volume for an audience of scientific-minded tea enthusiasts who have some degree of familiarity with biochemistry.

Insights into the history of tea and public health

One insight from the book that is highlighted by Teacology is the observation that tea may have promoted a public health revolution when it became widely consumed, by bringing the boiling of water into the mainstream, in a time when water-borne microbes were a major public health concern.

A possible bias in favor of tea?

The picture of tea painted by this book is markedly different from that offered by other scientific articles and summaries, and in particular, is more favorable towards tea.  Teacology explores this inconsistency and raises the question of possible bias.

Read the full review:

http://teacology.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/tea-bioactivity...