evidence: Green tea has therapeutic potential against COVID-19: Why not use it in medicine? It's time for tea: More than 30 research papers published between 2000 and 2022 have confirmed that a chemical component found in green tea can help fight various types of coronaviruses, including variants of COVID-19. [...] More information: Biswanath Dinda et al, Therapeutic potential of green tea catechin, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG) in SARS-CoV-2 infection: Major interactions with host/virus proteases, Phytomedicine Plus (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2022.100402