It seems like there is a lot of research around the beneficial properties of various teas at the moment and green tea in particular. One such recent study has found that green tea enhances the bactericidal activity of various antibiotics.

"We tested green tea in combination with antibiotics against 28 disease causing micro-organisms belonging to two different classes," says Dr Mervat Kassem from the Faculty of Pharmacy at Alexandria University in Egypt. "In every single case green tea enhanced the bacteria-killing activity of the antibiotics. For example the killing effect of chloramphenicol was 99.99% better when taken with green tea than when taken on its own in some circumstances."

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Traditionally, green tea has been used to treat various types of headache, to treat obesity, and alleviate nausea and vomiting.