早在科學（界）發現茶葉含氟化物之前，在東方，它被用作漱口水（英國人則卻在茶中添加大量糖而抵消（否定）了這一益處）；茶葉還有大量多種維生素和礦物質——是植物中最高含量之一——並含有大量多酚類物質，其複合物富含抗氧化劑。
--摘自This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
Tea was used as a mouthwash in the East long before science discovered it contains fluoride (the English would negate this advantage by adding copious amount of sugar to their tea); tea also contains a great many vitamins and minerals-- one of the highest concentrations in any plants-- and prodigious quantities of polyphenols, compounds rich in antioxidants.
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氟化物： fluoride
多酚類物質：polyphenols
