Why do some people drink the leaves in green tea?

Question

I drink green tea regularly with loose leaves but so does my mom, but she drinks them. I dont know why she does that, is it beneficial?

Answer 1

Your Mum is wise. As we get older in life we need roughage to ease bowels. Swallowing the leaves does no harm.

Answer 2

It can be considered beneficial due to the high vitamin content of the tea plant (camellia sinensis). It really depends on the type of green tea you are drinking, how fresh it is, and its country of origin. It will do no harm in most cases.

One website makes this claim:
Green tea has a high content of vitamins and minerals. It contains ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in amounts comparable to a lemon. Green tea also contains several B vitamins which are water soluble and quickly released into a cup of tea. Five cups of green tea a day will provide 5-10% of the daily requirement of riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, and pantothenic acid. The same five cups of green tea also provide approximately 5% of the daily requirement of magnesium, 25% of potassium, and 45% of the requirement for manganese. Green tea is also high in fluoride. A cup of green tea provides approximately 0.1 mg of fluoride, which is higher than in fluorinated water.

Answer 3

I don't know, I swallow a few when I drink it daily. I think we get used to the taste and chewing on a leaf or two won't hurt you.

Answer 4

Strange...

Never heard of drinking tea leaves.

There would be no value is doing that and besides........

YUK!!!!!!!!!!!