Disinfectant

 Black tea is named for its bright color. As the weather cools, brewing a cup of warm black tea, with its inviting red hue, not only brings warmth like a breath of spring but also soothes the soul and lifts spirits. It also has numerous health benefits, captivating people around the world. Let's delve into the goodness of drinking black tea. 01 Antiviral and Disinfectant On October 6, 2016, scientists from the Shizuoka Prefectural Environmental Health Science Institute announced that they had successfully confirmed that theaflavins in black tea have antiviral effects. These compounds can disinfect human caliciviruses such as norovirus and are expected to be applied in the prevention of food poisoning. The specific findings were published in an international academic journal. Between 2011 and 2015, the institute collaborated with the Shizuoka Prefectural University Pharmaceutical Research Center and other institutions to develop disinfectants for norovirus. They found that theaflavins produced during the fermentation of tea leaves significantly reduced the infectivity of norovirus. Experiments using cat cells confirmed that the virus' infectivity was reduced to about one-thousandth, and this effect was observed on three surrogate viruses for human norovirus. To disinfect against norovirus, hypochlorite or heat is often required, but…