Sweet tea (Lithocarpus polystachyus rehd.) as a new natural source of bioactive dihydrochalcones with multiple health benefits

• Published in: Critical reviews in food science and nutrition Vol. 62; no. 4; pp. 917 - 934
• Main Authors: Shang, Ao, Liu, Hong-Yan, Luo, Min, Xia, Yu, Yang, Xiao, Li, Hang-Yu, Wu, Ding-Tao, Sun, Quancai, Geng, Fang, Gan, Ren-You
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: anticancer; Anticancer properties; antidiabetic; Antidiabetics; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; antioxidant; Antioxidants; Bioactive compounds; Biological activity; Blues music; Chalcones - pharmacology; Chronic illnesses; diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; dietary supplements; dihydrochalcone; Fagaceae; Flavonoids; food science; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; health benefits; Herbal tea; human health; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents - pharmacology; Inflammation; Literature reviews; Lithocarpus; Lithocarpus polystachyus; Molecular modelling; Sweet tea; Sweeteners; Tea; antioxidant; antidiabetic; health benefits; Sweet tea; dihydrochalcone; anticancer

Sweet tea (Lithocarpus polystachyus Rehd.) has been consumed as herbal tea to prevent and manage diabetes for a long time. Recent studies indicate that sweet tea is rich in a variety of bioactive compounds, especially a class of nonclassical flavonoids, dihydrochalcones. In order to provide a better...