Traditional herbal medicine(THM)is a significant division of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)that plays an important role in maintaining health and disease prevention.WHO has consistently highlighted the significance...Traditional herbal medicine(THM)is a significant division of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)that plays an important role in maintaining health and disease prevention.WHO has consistently highlighted the significance of traditional,complementary,and alternative medicine in human healthcare.Most people in Eastern Asia will start their day with a cup of tea.The tea provides a nourishing effect,and it has become an inevitable part of life.There are several types of tea,like black tea,green tea,oolong tea,white tea,and herbal tea.Besides the refreshments,it is important to consume beverages that benefit health.One such alternative is a healthy probiotic drink called kombucha,a fermented tea.Kombucha tea is aerobically fermented by infusing sweetened tea with a cellulose mat/pellicle called SCOBY(symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast).Kombucha is a source of bioactive compounds that include organic acids and amino acids,vitamins,probiotics,sugars,polyphenols,and antioxidants.Currently,studies on kombucha tea and SCOBY are gaining attention for their remarkable properties and applications in the food and health industries.The review gives an overview of the production,fermentation,microbial diversity,and metabolic products of kombucha.The possible implications for human health are also discussed.展开更多
This research work was designed to attempt and propose the first report on production and biochemical characterization of fermented tea flower petal decoction or simply tea petal wine.The tea petal decoction and brewe...This research work was designed to attempt and propose the first report on production and biochemical characterization of fermented tea flower petal decoction or simply tea petal wine.The tea petal decoction and brewer’s yeast or Saccharomyces cerevisiae were co-cultured for fermentation.Antioxidant activity and chromatographic separation of potential candidates were assessed.Primary investigations for qualitative characters on this fermented broth revealed the presence of steroids,tannin,flavonoids,phenol,cardiac glycosides,coumarin,caffeine etc.Our manufactured fermented broth showed high free radical scavenging activity after 2 months of aging.High DPPH scavenging activities were also observed in solvent fractions of acetone,ethanol and methanol.The antioxidant activity,alcohol percentage and other qualities were seen to be gradually increased during aging.Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis revealed the presence of 44 compounds including many potential antioxidant molecules and other bioactive agents.Hopefully,presence of alcohol with medicinally active compounds and antioxidant activity will make it as acceptable as a good wine and tea flower as economically functional.展开更多
基金supports from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
文摘Traditional herbal medicine(THM)is a significant division of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)that plays an important role in maintaining health and disease prevention.WHO has consistently highlighted the significance of traditional,complementary,and alternative medicine in human healthcare.Most people in Eastern Asia will start their day with a cup of tea.The tea provides a nourishing effect,and it has become an inevitable part of life.There are several types of tea,like black tea,green tea,oolong tea,white tea,and herbal tea.Besides the refreshments,it is important to consume beverages that benefit health.One such alternative is a healthy probiotic drink called kombucha,a fermented tea.Kombucha tea is aerobically fermented by infusing sweetened tea with a cellulose mat/pellicle called SCOBY(symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast).Kombucha is a source of bioactive compounds that include organic acids and amino acids,vitamins,probiotics,sugars,polyphenols,and antioxidants.Currently,studies on kombucha tea and SCOBY are gaining attention for their remarkable properties and applications in the food and health industries.The review gives an overview of the production,fermentation,microbial diversity,and metabolic products of kombucha.The possible implications for human health are also discussed.
文摘This research work was designed to attempt and propose the first report on production and biochemical characterization of fermented tea flower petal decoction or simply tea petal wine.The tea petal decoction and brewer’s yeast or Saccharomyces cerevisiae were co-cultured for fermentation.Antioxidant activity and chromatographic separation of potential candidates were assessed.Primary investigations for qualitative characters on this fermented broth revealed the presence of steroids,tannin,flavonoids,phenol,cardiac glycosides,coumarin,caffeine etc.Our manufactured fermented broth showed high free radical scavenging activity after 2 months of aging.High DPPH scavenging activities were also observed in solvent fractions of acetone,ethanol and methanol.The antioxidant activity,alcohol percentage and other qualities were seen to be gradually increased during aging.Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis revealed the presence of 44 compounds including many potential antioxidant molecules and other bioactive agents.Hopefully,presence of alcohol with medicinally active compounds and antioxidant activity will make it as acceptable as a good wine and tea flower as economically functional.
