Antioxidant Characteristics of Latvian Herbal Tea Types

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...

Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Herbal and Tea Infusions

In order to supply new information on the antioxidant function of selected beverages for nutritionists and the general public, total phenolic contents of 51 kinds of herbal and tea infusions made in China were measured by the Folin-Ciocalteu method, and their antioxidant capacities were evaluated using ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) as...

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...

Antioxidant activity of black tea vs. green tea.

Dear Editor: A recent article by Leung et al. (1) reported that drinking black tea has benefits equal to those of drinking green tea in terms of their antioxidant capacities because theaflavins present in black tea possess at least the same antioxidant potency as catechins present in green tea. As reported in related studies (2–4), it is clear that a group of theaflavins (TF) in black tea, spec...