Challenges of traditional herbal teas: plant infusions and their mixtures with bioactive properties.
2019
Authors:
Caleja, CristinaFinimundy, Tiane C.
Pereira, Carla
Barros, Lillian
Calhelha, Ricardo C.
Soković, Marina
Ivanov, Marija
Carvalho, Ana Maria
Rosa, Eduardo
Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.
Document Type:
Article (Published version)
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© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry
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In order to characterize and study the bioactivities of individual plant species and to determine how these characteristics are modified when preparing blends, five different plant species were selected: Erica australis L., Genista tridentata L., Melissa officinalis L., Mentha spicata L., and Prunella vulgaris L. Infusions prepared from each plant species and from three selected mixtures were analyzed in terms of nutritional values, phenolic compositions, and bioactive properties (antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, and anti-inflammatory activities). The major compound detected in M. officinalis, M. spicata, and P. vulgaris infusions was rosmarinic acid, whilst in E. australis and G. tridentata flavonoid derivatives such as quercetin and genistein were identified. P. vulgaris and M. officinalis presented the best results in TBARS and OxHLIA assays, respectively. M. spicata and all mixtures presented anti-inflammatory activity. M. spicata showed the best cytotoxic properties and antimicrobial activity, and none of the infusions showed hepatotoxicity for non-tumour cells.
Source:
Food & Function, 2019, 10, 9, 5939-5951Funding / projects:
- Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) and FEDER under Programme PT2020 for financial support to CIMO (UID/AGR/00690/2019)
- 0377_Iberphenol_6_E
- Project NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-023289: DeCodE
DOI: 10.1039/c9fo01473j
PubMed: 31469370