http://www.teatalk.com/science/chemistry.htm

http://www.teatalk.com/science/chemistry.htm

http://www.teatalk.com/science/chemistry.htm

http://www.herbalremedies.com/aminoacids.html

http://www.fmltea.com/Teainfo/tea-chemistry%20.htm

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They provide some interesting details about the effects of these chemicals
on the body, for the exact compounds in the tea such as the Lonjing 43, I
refer to Zhongguo Mingcha Tupu - Lü Cha Pian (An illustrated guide to Famous
China Teas - Green Teas volume), edited by Shi Hai Gen. They seem to have
produced only one volume on green tea and the project was stalled. It'll be
great for us all if they had contiune and give us more on the other teas.

Samar



"WadeM" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your informative reply. I am wondering where you found, or
one
can find, this type of information? I suppose a Google search would be a
good start.


"samarkand" wrote in message
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[Samar plays the scientist and says...]

I'm not sure what grade or cultivar of Dragon Well you drank, but taking
the
Longjing 43 cultivar as an example, a spring pick of that cultivar for
processing into Dragon Well will yield the following main biochemicals:

Amino Acid: 3.7%
Polyphenols: 18.5%
Catechins: 12.1%
Caffeine: 4.0%
Ratio of polyphenols and amino acids: 4.98

All the above would contribute to the clam state of mind, especially from
the amino acids, which contain a chemical y-aminobutyric acid (GABARON),
which calms the mind by slowing or inhibiting the movement of brain
neurons.
Between caffeine and y-aminobutyric acid, a balance is struck and it
leaves
you languid but aware of your surrounding.

It sounds simplistic, I'm sure there's more involved, but at least you
get
the gist of it.

Samar

"J Boehm" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:13:27 +0000, WadeM wrote:

Hi all,

I've noticed that when drinking tea, specifically green (more
specifically
Dragon's Well), I get into a tranquil and euphoric state. I feel as
though
I've been tranquilized and do not want to move a limb. Is this mainly
a
state of mind, or are there actually some chemical(s) in green tea
that
have this effect. Anyone else notice this?

Thanks,
Yes, same here. I once had a little bit too much of Gunpowder tea,
enough
to sedate me sufficiently to not noticing that my car caught fire.
Never
drank that tea again. JB