Black Tea

• What other names is Black Tea known by?
• What is Black Tea?
• How does Black Tea work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Are there any interactions with medications?
• Dosing considerations for Black Tea.

What other names is Black Tea known by?

Black Leaf Tea, Camellia sinensis, Camellia thea, Camellia theifera, Chinese Tea, English Tea, Feuille de Thé Noir, Tea, Té Negro, Thé Anglais, Thé Noir, Thea bohea, Thea sinensis, Thea viridis, Theaflavin, Théaflavine.

What is Black Tea?

Black tea is a product made from the Camellia sinesis plant. The aged leaves and stems are used to make medicine. Green tea, which is made from fresh leaves of the same plant, has some different properties.

Likely Effective for...

• Mental alertness.

Possibly Effective for...

• Preventing dizziness upon standing up (orthostatic hypotension) in older people.
• Reducing the risk of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
• Reducing the risk of heart attacks.
• Reducing the risk of kidney stones.
• Reducing the risk of Parkinson's disease.
• Reducing the risk of ovarian cancer.

Possibly Ineffective for...

• Reducing the risk of stomach, colon, and rectal cancer.
• Reducing the risk of breast cancer.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Osteoporosis, headache, high blood pressure, stomach disorders, vomiting, diarrhea, preventing tooth decay, type 2 diabetes, lung cancer, reducing the risk of cancer, and promoting weight loss.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).