Consumers’ knowledge and attitude towards Chinese herbal tea and consumption of Chinese herbal tea in selected district in Kedah

Chinese green tea consumption reduces oxidative stress, inflammation and tissues damage in smoke exposed rats

Objective(s):One cause of cigarette smoking is oxidative stress that may alter the cellular antioxidant defense system, induce apoptosis in lung tissue, inflammation and damage in liver, lung, and kidney. It has been shown that Chinese green tea (CGT) (Lung Chen Tea) has higher antioxidant property than black tea. In this paper, we will explore the preventive effect of CGT on cigarette smoke-in...

Herbal tea asthma.

Herbal Dendropanax Tea

Dendropanax morbifera Léveille, an endemic species in Korea, is best known as a tree that produces a resinous sap. Although D. morbifera is used in folk medicine, its biological activities are poorly understood. In this study, the methanolic extracts of D. morbifera branches, debarked stems, bark, and two different stages of leaves were evaluated for anti-oxidant activity and anti-cancer potent...

Is Medical Control of Herbal Tea Consumption Necessary?

Chinese Beiqishen tea extract was studied in an in vitro test system. Phytochemical screening and trace element analysis as well as the detection of antioxidant properties have been carried out. Total polyphenol content of the tea extract (2 g/250 ml) was 83.2 mg/100 ml, kaemferol content: 1.99 mg/100 ml and quercetin content: 0.75 mg/100 ml. Caffeine was the predominant compound responsible fo...

Tea not Tincture: Hepatotoxicity Associated with Rooibos Herbal Tea

A 52-year-old male presented with signs of acute hepatitis and liver failure. Laboratory investigations for common etiologies were unrevealing, but history suggested liver injury secondary to ingestion of a traditional South African herbal tea made with rooibos and buchu. Livery biopsy confirmed a toxin-mediated liver injury. The patient recovered liver function after stopping the herbal tea. A...