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ArticleChinese medicine2010

Beneficial effects of green tea: a literature review.

Sabu M Chacko, Priya T Thambi, Ramadasan Kuttan, Ikuo Nishigaki

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Article in Chinese medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07149506 (Efficacy of Oral or Topical Catechins vs. Placebo as an Adjuvant for the Prevention and Management of Radiation Dermatitis in Oncology Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 276 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07149506 phase3enrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of Oral or Topical Catechins vs. Placebo as an Adjuvant for the Prevention and Management of Radiation Dermatitis in Oncology Patients: a Randomized Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorCARLOS FRANCISCO SAAVEDRA GARCIARan2025 to 2027Enrolled162ConditionsRadiation Dermatitis Acute, Radiation Dermatitis, Fibrosis, SkinArmsEpicatechin, Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), Microcrystalline Cellulose NF (placebo), Saline (0.9% NaCl)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

276 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 978 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effect of Citrus bergamia Supplementation on Body Composition in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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  10. Subjective Effects of Inhaling Kuromoji Tea Aroma.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sabu M ChackoNPO International Laboratory of Biochemistry, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. leosabu@rediffmail.com
Priya T Thambi
Ramadasan Kuttan
Ikuo Nishigaki
Amala Institute of Medical Sciences · INJapanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The health benefits of green tea for a wide variety of ailments, including different types of cancer, heart disease, and liver disease, were reported. Many of these beneficial effects of green tea are related to its catechin, particularly (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate, content. There is evidence from in vitro and animal studies on the underlying mechanisms of green tea catechins and their biological actions. There are also human studies on using green tea catechins to treat metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors.Long-term consumption of tea catechins could be beneficial against high-fat diet-induced obesity and type II diabetes and could reduce the risk of coronary disease. Further research that conforms to international standards should be performed to monitor the pharmacological and clinical effects of green tea and to elucidate its mechanisms of action.

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PMID20370896
PMCPMC2855614
OpenAlexW2114057457

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