Tea polyphenols: extraction techniques and its potency as a nutraceutical

Nutraceutical Properties of the Green Tea Polyphenols

Green tea is manufactured from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis and has been regarded to possess anti-cancer, anti-obesity, anti-atherosclerotic, antidiabetic and antimicrobial effects. The main bioactive components present in green tea are polysaccharides, flavonoids, vitamins B, catechin compounds, fluoride and etc. Among them catechin compounds have been proven to have a variety of ...

Essential oil eugenol: sources, extraction techniques and nutraceutical perspectives

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Cancer prevention by tea and tea polyphenols.

The inhibition of tumorigenesis by tea extracts and tea polyphenols has been demonstrated in different animal models, including those for cancer of the skin, lung, oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, bladder, liver, pancrease, prostate, and mammary glands. Caffeine is also active in inhibition of tumorigenesis on the skin, lung, and perhaps other organs. In spite of many in...

Green Tea: Just a Drink or Nutraceutical

Comparative Potency of Green Tea and Red Wine Polyphenols in Attenuating Staphylococcal Superantigen-Induced Immune Responses

Proinflammatory cytokines mediate the toxic effects of staphylococcal exotoxins (SE). This study compared the potency of two polyphenols, green tea epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and red wine resveratrol (RES), in blocking the pro-inflammatory effects of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and toxic shock syndrome 1 (TSST-1). Both EGCG and RES dose-dependently inhibited superantigen-stimulated ...