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> Concern has focused on a potentially toxic ingredient called Epigallocatechin-3-gallate or EGCG, the most abundant of the naturally occurring compounds with a
by vackosar 8y ago
> Concern has focused on a potentially toxic ingredient called Epigallocatechin-3-gallate or EGCG, the most abundant of the naturally occurring compounds with antioxidant properties in green tea, called catechins. There are likely to be a number of factors that might make an individual susceptible to harm from EGCG including genetics, and the way supplements are used.
- Gibbon1 8y agoHere is another where about 5-10% of people have genetic susceptibility to aristolochic acid, causing kidney damage and cancer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristolochia#Herbalism,_toxicity_and_carcinogenicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristolochia#Herbalism,_toxici...