In today's world where humans are exposed to the hazards of radiation, tea has been proven to be a natural and effective beverage for preventing and treating radiation damage.
Epidemiological surveys show that people who drink tea regularly generally suffer from less radiation-induced damage. Scientists have conducted experiments proving that the tea polyphenols in tea can absorb radioactive strontium from the body's bone marrow. They mixed strontium with a radioactivity intensity of 1 curie into food for rats to eat. The rats were then divided into two groups, Group A and Group B. A 2% concentration of tea polyphenol solution was extracted from tea and injected into the rats in Group A. After 48 hours, it was found that the rats in Group B still had a significant amount of strontium in their bodies, while no strontium was found in the rats in Group A that had been injected with the tea polyphenol solution. Clinical trials have shown that tea has a significant effect on eliminating the body's functional disorders caused by radiation, and it has played a positive role in preventing the decline in the number of white blood cells in the body's blood caused by external radiation.
Tea contains many effective anti-radiation components, such as tea polyphenols, lipopolysaccharides, vitamin C, amino acids, and B vitamins. Tea polyphenols are the main substance in tea that gives it anti-radiation properties. Experiments have shown that epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, and certain flavonoids in tea polyphenols, which are similar to vitamin P, have significant anti-radiation effects. These effects manifest as promoting the rapid excretion of radioactive substances, inhibiting bacteria, preventing internal bleeding, reducing inflammation, increasing the total number of white blood cells, and enhancing the body's resistance. The lipopolysaccharides in tea can enhance the body's non-specific immune capabilities, fight against infections, and greatly promote the restoration of the body's normal metabolic functions. Vitamin C in tea is beneficial for detoxification, reducing the pathogenicity of viruses, restoring metabolic functions, and quickly eliminating radioactive substances, and it also has a certain anti-radiation effect.
After watching television or operating a computer for a long time, people consume a large amount of rhodopsin in their eyes due to the influence of fluorescent screen radiation, which can lead to vision decline and may even cause television epilepsy. If one drinks tea regularly, the above phenomena will not occur. This is because tea contains a considerable amount of carotene, which is converted into vitamin A and then combines with proteins in the retina to form rhodopsin, thereby enhancing the light sensitivity of the retina. In addition, vitamin B2 in tea is an active substance necessary for maintaining the normal function of the retina and has the effect of reducing vision decline.