Herbal Dietary Supplement. All natural quality tea. Japanese green tea. 100% Organic. 16 Wrapped tea bags. Every tea bag in this box has been individually wrapped and sealed for freshness, ensuring that the beneficial components of the herbs remain intact. From the corners of the earth, to the bottom of your teacup, we're preserving tradition creating a sustainable future. For over 30 years we have been making herbal teas blending the ancient art of traditional herbal medicine with the most modern methods to ensure you a consistently effective and good tasting cup. We know that you choose to live as if there is a tomorrow, as we do. That's why we purchase or herbs and manufacture our teas sustainably. Whether it's working with a cooperative of herb collectors, supporting organic herb farmers or using 100% wind power to offset our electricity use, we believe that teas that are good for you should be good for the earth. USDA organic. Just tea! Nothin' else! No added flavors! What is Bancha? There are several harvests (a.k.a. flushes) of tea each year. Bancha is a traditional, daily-use, Japanese green tea variety that is made from mature leaves, plucked in the summer or autumn, while Mat-cha and Sen-cha are varieties made from young, tender leaves, plucked in the spring. Why use green tea? It is well known that tea in all of its forms, black, green, roasted and white, has a significant antioxidant action. Aging, stress and inhaling polluted air can cause an imbalance of free radicals vs. antioxidant substances, both produced naturally in the body. By including foods or teas with antioxidant action in your diet, you can help restore balance, slowing down and protecting against degenerative processes in the body. How does it taste? A strong tea with a somewhat sweet and astringent taste. Certified organic by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF).