Pu-erh tea: A review of a healthful brew

Wei Jia; Cynthia Rajani; Aiping Lv; Tai Ping Fan; Xiaojiao Zheng

doi:10.1016/j.jtcms.2022.04.005

Pu-erh tea: A review of a healthful brew

Wei Jia^*, Cynthia Rajani, Aiping Lv, Tai Ping Fan, Xiaojiao Zheng

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Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Medicine Phenome Research Centre

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Pu-erh tea has been used for thousands of years to treat metabolic diseases. Recognized in Shen Nong's Herbal Classic, a compendium kept by the first traditional Chinese practitioners, it is still highly valued for its hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic effects. This review reports the processing and bioactive components of pu-erh tea. Recent human and animal studies of pu-erh tea and its potential therapeutic mechanisms have also been summarized. The interaction of liver and gut microbiome regulates the pu-erh tea biotransformation and endogenous metabolism, and thus contributes to the health benefits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-99
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcms.2022.04.005
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022

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