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• Catechins are a family of compounds to which belong different molecules. Indeed, the polyphenol content of green tea represents approximately 30% of dry weight and consists of flavanols, flavandiols, flavonoids and phenolic acids. Chinese green tea is therefore an excellent primary source for purification in large quantities of catechins but it is known that these molecules are also extractable from other plants that supply smaller quantities thereof but the material obtained shows the same properties as that obtained from Chinese tea. In any case, the flavanols represent the greater part of the polyphenols of green tea and are commonly known by the name catechins . The most important catechins of green tea are the following:
• (+) -catechina (C) (+) -catechina
• Alkaloids like caffeine, theobromine and theophylline represent approximately 4% of the dry weight of tea leaves and in the preparation described by us below they are removed to prevent their administration and possible undesired effects (see below) .
• a cup of green tea 200 ml contains 80-90 g of catechins of which EGCG is more than 50% (1) .
• the flavanols are easily oxidized and make up the corresponding 0-quinones. Flavonols and quinones can function either as accepters or as donors of hydrogen.
• the polyphenols of tea react efficiently with the reactive species of oxygen.
• the hydroxylic groups in position 5-7 and oxygen in position 1 make the carbon atoms in positions 6 and 8 highly nucleophilic during enzymatic and non-enzymatic oxidation.
• the tea flavonols can go towards oxidizing condensation through the formation of C-O links or C-C in oxidizing polymerization reactions.
• Benign Prostate Hypertrophy The capability mentioned in the Introduction of acting as a very powerful antioxidant and anti-stress and anti-aging factors suggests a beneficial action thereof on prostate hypertrophy symptomatology. Indeed, it is known that such conditions play a causal role in prostate hypertrophy, an illness that is clearly correlatable with man's aging. In addition, it is underscored that these compounds proved capable in different experimental models of inhibiting the effects of testosterone. The androgenic action is also involved in the genesis of prostate pathology and hypertrophy. This constitutes the scientific rational that proves how the systemic administration of a formulation capable of contributing an adequate dose of catechins can be effective in the prevention and reduction of the symptomatology correlated with benign prostate hypertrophy. It is also very important to underscore that systemic administration of the doses indicated below of the formulation which is the object of this invention did not reveal any risk for the patients during all the time of treatment and therefore the effects described are associated with the absence of risk of toxicity or any other collateral effect.
• the product administered to the voluntary human subjects appears as capsules or tablets containing 200 mg each of the following mixture of polyphenols (catechins) extracted from green tea coming from the best locations of China or from other vegetable sources as described above and made up as follows.
• Total catechins not less than 80 (EC, ECG, EGC, GCG, EGCG) : of which EGCG: not less than 50
• the extract was decaffeinated to bring the caffeine content down to a very low level (less than 1.5%) corresponding to a figure lower than that contained on average in a half cup of tea.
• This treatment allows use of the preparation without causing states of excitation and without interfering with sleep in case of systemic administration in the evening.
• the recommended dosage is 3 capsules per day for the first 3 months, which corresponds to the polyphenol content in 5 to 10 cups of green tea, possibly taken with the main meals. This dosage allows for the fact that in oriental countries (where the incidence of prostate pathologies, BPH and prostate cancer is much lower that in the west) typical consumption is 10 cups of green tea per day.

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