早在科学（界）发现茶叶含氟化物之前，在东方，它被用作漱口水（英国人则却在茶中添加大量糖而抵消（否定）了这一益处）；茶叶还有大量多种维生素和矿物质——是植物中最高含量之一——并含有大量多酚类物质，其复合物富含抗氧化剂。
--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
多酚类物质：polyphenols
