Multifunctional health-promoting effects of oolong tea and its products

Shuzhen Wang; Ting Zeng; Shuang Zhao; Yu Zhu; Changchun Feng; Jianfeng Zhan; Shiming Li; Chi-Tang Ho; Alexander Gosslau

Food Science and Human Wellness (May 2022)

Multifunctional health-promoting effects of oolong tea and its products

Shuzhen Wang,
Ting Zeng,
Shuang Zhao,
Yu Zhu,
Changchun Feng,
Jianfeng Zhan,
Shiming Li,
Chi-Tang Ho,
Alexander Gosslau

Affiliations

Shuzhen Wang: Huanggang Normal University, College of Life Science; Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains; Hubei Zhongke Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Huanggang 438000, China
Ting Zeng: College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China
Shuang Zhao: Huanggang Normal University, College of Life Science; Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains; Hubei Zhongke Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Huanggang 438000, China
Yu Zhu: Huanggang Normal University, College of Life Science; Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains; Hubei Zhongke Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Huanggang 438000, China
Changchun Feng: Huanggang Normal University, College of Life Science; Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains; Hubei Zhongke Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Huanggang 438000, China
Jianfeng Zhan: Huanggang Normal University, College of Life Science; Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains; Hubei Zhongke Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Huanggang 438000, China
Shiming Li: Huanggang Normal University, College of Life Science; Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains; Hubei Zhongke Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Huanggang 438000, China; Corresponding authors at: Department of Science (Biology), City University of New York, NY 10007, USA.
Chi-Tang Ho: Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, NJ 08901, USA
Alexander Gosslau: Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, NJ 08901, USA; Department of Science (Biology), City University of New York, NY 10007, USA; Corresponding authors at: Department of Science (Biology), City University of New York, NY 10007, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 3
pp. 512 – 523

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ABSTRACT: Oolong tea, partially fermented from Camellia sinensis leaves, exhibits significant antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer activities as indicated in several in vitro and in vivo studies. However, studies on health promoting effects of oolong tea and its characteristic compounds are limited. The potential efficacy of bioactives derived from oolong tea and their roles as promising anticancer agents, their cardio-protective benefits during hypoxic conditions, effects in treating allergic disorders, potential prebiotic activities, improvement of blood lipid status in human beings, effectivity as oral hypoglycemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, and their potentials to reduce the risk of obesity have been discussed in this review. These promising studies mainly gained from animal studies might broaden the consumption and usage of the phenolic-enriched oolong tea and its products in food and pharmaceutical industries. However, potential health beneficial effects of oolong tea in humans should be further complemented by large-sized, randomized double-blind and placebo-controlled trials to consolidate potential therapeutic applications.

Published in Food Science and Human Wellness

ISSN: 2213-4530 (Online)
Publisher: Tsinghua University Press
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Website: https://www.sciopen.com/journal/2097-0765

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