> My question, is this just marketing hype? I usually get my greens thru
> Upton and Adagio, but Rishi has a Jade Cloud green that isn't bad. It
> didn't seem like Rishi is the type to market to health food holistic types.
> I was wondering about the "slimming" aspect also. No, I'm not going on a
> diet, but what is that about?

Hi Lara,

Look at http://www.pu-erh.net/medicinalclaims.html where I have listed
most of the relevant sites that I could find on the subject. I dont
think there is really any conclusive evidence but there does seem to be
a smoking gun.

As for the slimming claims I do not put much faith in them. Anyone who
has met me in person would question those claims as well. I am a very
large man, both tall and wide, and drinking puerh does not appeared to
have changed that at all, and I do drink a tremendous amount of puerh.

Mike
http://www.pu-erh.net