Swallowing Green Tea Leaves

Is there any known toxicity in swallowing green tea leaves (as opposed to
just drinking green tea filtered by a tea bag)? I know green tea is
thought to have many desirable chemicals, but would there be any sense in
swallowing the tea as well as the leaves, to increase absorption of those
chemicals? With coffee, I know that many of the oils on the beans are
toxic, and that one of the main reasons to filter coffee is to minimize
infiltration of those oils into the drink. I guess in theory there could
be a similar problem with swallowing tea leaves, but if anyone has seen
research on this I would appreciate a pointer.

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Will


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