The synergistic potential of various teas, herbs and therapeutic drugs in health improvement: a review

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 97, Issue 14, 2017, Pages 4679-4689

  Malongane, Florence ^a   McGaw, Lyndy J ^b   Mudau, Fhatuwani N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

anti cancer; antimicrobial; antioxidant; sensory evaluation; synergy

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BIFLAVONOID; CATECHIN; FLAVAN-3-OL; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; THEAFLAVIN; THEANINE;

BEVERAGE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; SENSATION; TEA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEVERAGES; BIFLAVONOIDS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; DRUG SYNERGISM; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLYPHENOLS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SENSATION; TEA;

EID: 85026418809     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8472     Document Type: Review

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