Some observations on the medicinal and dietetic properties of green tea : and particularly on the controlling influence it exerts over irritation of the brain / by W. Newnham.

  • William Newnham
Date:
1827
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Credit: Some observations on the medicinal and dietetic properties of green tea : and particularly on the controlling influence it exerts over irritation of the brain / by W. Newnham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    considerable time, and even sometimes after a few months, they are again exposed to the action of a gentle fire, before they are considered fit for use. In their fresh state, they appear to contain an acrid principle, which irritates, and sometimes excoriates the hands of those em¬ ployed in the manufacture. The Chinese ascribe many virtues to tea—and, doubtless, many more than it really possesses;— many, too, which are truly attributable solely to the action of the menstruum. In the foregoing cases and experiments, however, none of the effects produced, except the first momentary quickening of the pulse, can be justly ascribed to warm ivater. These imperfect notices must be considered rather as hints to guide the inquiries of others, than as containing even an approach to a suffi¬ cient acquaintance with the medicinal and diete¬ tic virtues of green tea; but as such, the author trusts, they will not be without their utility, in awakening attention to what he is persuaded will be found to be an agent of great importance in arresting morbid excitement of the brain, and in restoring and preserving its healthy functions. ¥arnham, MarcJiy 1827. LONDON; PRINTED BY IBOTSON AND PALMER, SAVOY STExEET, STRAND.
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