Origin & tradition
Green tea (Longjing, sencha, jasmine bases) has been a daily ritual beverage in China for over a millennium, valued for clarity, digestion, and vitality.
Eastern tradition · Premium Chinese Tea
Green Tea (EGCG) 绿茶 · 表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯
The most-studied tea catechin, linked to lifespan and healthspan in models via AMPK, sirtuin and FOXO pathways.
Why longevity buyers care
Key active: Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
EGCG and ECG act as mitohormetic compounds: transient complex-I inhibition activates AMPK (AAK-2), SIRT1 (SIR-2.1), NRF2 (SKN-1) and FOXO (DAF-16), raising stress resistance and reducing fat content in model organisms.
Evidence summary
What the research actually says
88Evidence confidence
Extensive human-trial evidence483 randomized controlled trials · 259 meta-analyses / systematic reviews
Strong preclinical + human trials across cardiometabolic and cognitive endpoints
EGCG and ECG act as mitohormetic compounds: transient complex-I inhibition activates AMPK (AAK-2), SIRT1 (SIR-2.1), NRF2 (SKN-1) and FOXO (DAF-16), raising stress resistance and reducing fat content in model organisms.
278registered clinical trials reference this intervention
3selected from 12+ PubMed papers (longevity / aging angle)
Key active: Epigallocatechin gallate (C22H18O11) · ChEMBL CHEMBL297453 · max clinical phase 3 · natural product
According to PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov: trial counts from ClinicalTrials.gov, peer-reviewed literature from PubMed, compound data from EMBL-EBI ChEMBL. Counts auto-refresh weekly; last checked 2026-06-06. They include trials across many endpoints, not only longevity.
Informational only — not medical advice, a treatment claim, or a substitute for a qualified clinician. Evidence strength varies; we show mixed and null results on purpose.
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