Cyclocarya Paliurus (Bata1) Iljinskaja, a unique genus of Juglangdaceae, is a well-known edible and medicinal plant growing in southern China. The leaves of Cyclocarya Paliurus have been often used to produce teas with health benefits, which is named “sweat tea” for its slight sweetness. It has been demonstrated that C. Paliurus exhibits various pharmacological activities such as anti-hypertensive, hypoglycemic, antioxidant and enhancement of mental efficiency, which may be mostly attributed to its various bioactive components, e.g. flavonoids, triterpenoids, polysaccharides and  polyphenols. Among these compounds, triterpenoids are an important group of health-promoting chemicals

Year: 2016

Institution: Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and  Functional Food; Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang,China

Material: Jiangxi, China

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