Herbal Teas and their Health Benefits: A Scoping Review

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 266-276

  Poswal, Fatima S ^a   Russell, Grace ^a   Mackonochie, Marion ^b   MacLennan, Euan ^b   Adukwu, Emmanuel C ^a   Rolfe, Vivien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b The Chocolate Factory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herbal tea; Infusions; Phytochemicals; Plant biodiversity; Plant medicine

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHEMICAL;

ANALYSIS; BIODIVERSITY; HERBAL TEA; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

BIODIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; TEAS, HERBAL;

EID: 85068234688     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: 15739104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-019-00750-w     Document Type: Review

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