In a preliminary animal study, it has been shown that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a compound found in green tea, may help treat severe sepsis, an abnormal immune system response to a bacterial infection.
In the latest study, Dr. Wang’s group gave a substance in green tea called EGCG to mice in the throes of severe sepsis. The dose was equivalent to 10 cups in a human. Survival jumped from 53 percent in those who didn’t receive the green tea substance to 82 percent in those who did. “Clinically, even if we could save five percent of patients, that would be huge,” …read more