Alugbati (Basella Rubra) Organic Tea - 2400 Words

Alugbati (Basella rubra) Organic Tea A Science Investigatory Project Submitted as an Entry to The Local Science Fair LPNHS Proponent: Anica Shane V. Cabrera III-RGL Submitted to: Mr. Michael M. Safred Research Adviser August 8, 2011 i Abstract Since tea act as newly craze across the world this generation it is a worldly desire to have a cup of it. The main conflict with this study is that teas are said to contain fluoride and caffeine which will contribute to our body negatively. This thing brought the researcher to the study. One good thing is that Alugbati leaves don’t even contain fluoride and caffeine. This ideology satisfies the researcher to use this thing as a fine source of tea.†¦show more content†¦I chose this study to improve the quality of teas and make it really natural. Teas are said to have negative outcomes to our body. In this study, the researcher aim to reduce the negative outcomes of teas. Statement of the Problem The problem is that today’s green tea is not the same as it was hundreds of years ago. The plant is the same. The antioxidants are there but there is also something else in today’s green tea in quantities which are unprecedented and quite troublesome: fluoride. Despite what many of the nutrition texts tell us, fluoride has no recognized, essential use in the human body. It is simply a poisonous substance and one of the most toxic known to man. What’s more, green tea is becoming increasingly more contaminated with fluoride than ever before. One good thing in this project is that Alugbati don’t even contain fluoride. The only problem with this project is its effectiveness. It’ll will measure how long it takes to see the result, the amount of tea will be taken a day and how will it affect our health and the best way of processing it. 1 Significance of the Study Tea is considered to be one of the most essential herbal supplements in the world. This tea offers many nutritional benefits; such as its