Camelliae sinensis non fermentata folia

The young, unfermented green tea leaves used phytotherapeutically, quickly stabilized by brief heating and then dried.

Ingredients: caffeine (2 to 4%), theobromine (0.05%) and theophylline (traces); polyphenols (up to 30%): (-)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG, up to 12%), (-)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate (ECG), catechin tannins, gallotannins, ellagitannins, flavonoids, phenolcarboxylic acids, theanine (amino acid), ascorbic acid, triterpene saponins, minerals and fluorides.

The quality is defined in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).

HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: fatigue, weakness

ESCOP: not processed.
Commission E: not processed

Folk medicine: for diarrhea, upset stomach

HMPC monograph: Internal: Traditional-use: Fatigue, feeling of weakness

Officially approved External: Condylomata acuminata: Veregen ^® Ointment

gastric and duodenal ulcers, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, hyperthyroidism, children and adolescents under 18 years of age, pregnancy and lactation

1. https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/teestrauch.php
2. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/final-community-herbal-monograph-camellia-sinensis-l-kuntze-non-fermentatum-folium_en.pdf