TEA COMPOSITION CONTAINING AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT, GUAVA LEAVES FOR TREATING DIABETES AND OBESITY, AND PREVENTING AGING, AND HEALTH FOOD CONTAINING THE SAME

• Main Authors: JUNG, HUI CHEOL, CHOI, MI HOI, PARK, GYEONG MIN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 03.04.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: COFFEE; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; TEA; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

PURPOSE: Provided are a tea composition containing as active ingredient, guava leaves for treating diabetes and obesity, and preventing aging, and a health food containing the same. Particularly, the tea composition contains, as active ingredient, guava leaves and as side ingredients, mulberry leaves, Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum., and Ganoderma Lucidum(FR) Karst. Therefore, it decrease blood glucose level, inhibits weight gain, protects liver and has anti-aging effect. CONSTITUTION: The tea composition characteristically consists of 10.0-60.0 wt.% of guava leaves, 30.0-50.0 wt.% of mulberry leaves, 0.01-5.0 wt.% of Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum., 0.01-5.0 wt.% of Ganoderma Lucidum(FR) Karst. It further contains at least one of medicinal herb selected from the group consisting of Cormus offcinalis, Schisandra chinensis BAILL., Salvia miltorrhiza Bunge., red ginseng, steamed and dried Rehmannia glutinosa, Inula britannica var. chinensis., Cervs nippon, Houttuynia Cordata, Chrysanthemum indicum L., unpolished rice and licorice root, and at least one selected from the group consisting of peppermint, lemon balm, thyme, rosemary, lavender, sage, teatree, lemon scented verbena, apple powder and guava fruits.