We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
An overview of Pu-erh tea and its health-promoting effects of lipid-lowering and anti-obesity.
- Authors
Wei Chiang Chan, Eric; Siu Kuin Wong; Hung Tuck Chan
- Abstract
As a dark tea, Pu-erh tea (PET) is produced from sun-dried leaves of Camellia sinensis var. assamica mainly in Yunnan Province of China. Many microorganisms are involved in the fermentation of PET. Among them, Aspergillus niger is most important. It is believed that the longer the preservation period, the better is the quality and taste of PET, which is commercially available as loose, compressed or instant tea leaves. Chemical components of PET include flavones, flavanols, flavonols, phenolic acids, alkaloids and methylxanthines. In this overview, the lipid-lowering and anti-obesity effects of PET were discussed based on animal models and human trials, and our study provided some insights into possible mechanisms of bioactive compounds, such as theabrownin, catechins, lovastatin and gallic acid. Other bioactivities of PET and some information on Fuzhuan brick tea were also included. Sources of information cited were from Google Scholar, PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, J-Stage, PubChem, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI).
- Subjects
YUNNAN Sheng (China); CHINA; GALLIC acid; GOOGLE Scholar (Web resource); OPEN access publishing; LIPIDS; TEA; POLYETHYLENE terephthalate; ASPERGILLUS niger; PHENOLIC acids
- Publication
Journal of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021, Vol 30, Issue 8, p623
- ISSN
1003-1057
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5246/jcps.2021.08.050