Abstract
Tea, next to water is the cheapest beverage humans consume. Drinking the beverage tea has been considered a healthpromoting habit since ancient times. The modern medicinal research is providing a scientific basis for this belief. The evidence supporting the health benefits of tea drinking grows stronger with each new study that is published in the scientific literature. Tea plant Camellia sinensis has been cultivated for thousands of years and its leaves have been used for medicinal purposes. Tea is used as a popular beverage worldwide and its ingredients are now finding medicinal benefits. Encouraging data showing cancer-preventive effects of green tea from cell-culture, animal and human studies have emerged. Evidence is accumulating that black tea may have similar beneficial effects. Tea consumption has also been shown to be useful for prevention of many debilitating human diseases that include maintenance of cardiovascular and metabolic health. Various studies suggest that polyphenolic compounds present in green and black tea are associated with beneficial effects in prevention of cardiovascular diseases, particularly of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. In addition, anti-aging, antidiabetic and many other health beneficial effects associated with tea consumption are described. Evidence is accumulating that catechins and theaflavins, which are the main polyphenolic compounds of green and black tea, respectively, are responsible for most of the physiological effects of tea. This article describes the evidences from clinical and epidemiological studies in the prevention of chronic diseases like cancer and cardiovascular diseases and general health promotion associated with tea consumption.
Keywords: Tea polyphenols, cancer prevention, cardiovascular diseases, health effects.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Tea and Health: Studies in Humans
Volume: 19 Issue: 34
Author(s): Naghma Khan and Hasan Mukhtar
Affiliation:
Keywords: Tea polyphenols, cancer prevention, cardiovascular diseases, health effects.
Abstract: Tea, next to water is the cheapest beverage humans consume. Drinking the beverage tea has been considered a healthpromoting habit since ancient times. The modern medicinal research is providing a scientific basis for this belief. The evidence supporting the health benefits of tea drinking grows stronger with each new study that is published in the scientific literature. Tea plant Camellia sinensis has been cultivated for thousands of years and its leaves have been used for medicinal purposes. Tea is used as a popular beverage worldwide and its ingredients are now finding medicinal benefits. Encouraging data showing cancer-preventive effects of green tea from cell-culture, animal and human studies have emerged. Evidence is accumulating that black tea may have similar beneficial effects. Tea consumption has also been shown to be useful for prevention of many debilitating human diseases that include maintenance of cardiovascular and metabolic health. Various studies suggest that polyphenolic compounds present in green and black tea are associated with beneficial effects in prevention of cardiovascular diseases, particularly of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. In addition, anti-aging, antidiabetic and many other health beneficial effects associated with tea consumption are described. Evidence is accumulating that catechins and theaflavins, which are the main polyphenolic compounds of green and black tea, respectively, are responsible for most of the physiological effects of tea. This article describes the evidences from clinical and epidemiological studies in the prevention of chronic diseases like cancer and cardiovascular diseases and general health promotion associated with tea consumption.
Export Options
About this article
Cite this article as:
Khan Naghma and Mukhtar Hasan, Tea and Health: Studies in Humans, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2013; 19 (34) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612811319340008
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612811319340008 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
Call for Papers in Thematic Issues
"Tuberculosis Prevention, Diagnosis and Drug Discovery"
The Nobel Prize-winning discoveries of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and streptomycin have enabled an appropriate diagnosis and an effective treatment of tuberculosis (TB). Since then, many newer diagnosis methods and drugs have been saving millions of lives. Despite advances in the past, TB is still a leading cause of infectious disease mortality ...read more
Current Pharmaceutical challenges in the treatment and diagnosis of neurological dysfunctions
Neurological dysfunctions (MND, ALS, MS, PD, AD, HD, ALS, Autism, OCD etc..) present significant challenges in both diagnosis and treatment, often necessitating innovative approaches and therapeutic interventions. This thematic issue aims to explore the current pharmaceutical landscape surrounding neurological disorders, shedding light on the challenges faced by researchers, clinicians, and ...read more
Emerging and re-emerging diseases
Faced with a possible endemic situation of COVID-19, the world has experienced two important phenomena, the emergence of new infectious diseases and/or the resurgence of previously eradicated infectious diseases. Furthermore, the geographic distribution of such diseases has also undergone changes. This context, in turn, may have a strong relationship with ...read more
Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Treatment: Standard of Care and Recent Advances
In this thematic issue, we aim to provide a standard of care of the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. The editor will invite authors from different countries who will write review articles of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. The Diagnosis, Staging, Surgical Treatment, Non-Surgical Treatment all ...read more
- Author Guidelines
- Graphical Abstracts
- Fabricating and Stating False Information
- Research Misconduct
- Post Publication Discussions and Corrections
- Publishing Ethics and Rectitude
- Increase Visibility of Your Article
- Archiving Policies
- Peer Review Workflow
- Order Your Article Before Print
- Promote Your Article
- Manuscript Transfer Facility
- Editorial Policies
- Allegations from Whistleblowers
- Announcements
Related Articles
-
Your Father and Grandfather’s Atrial Fibrillation: A Review of the Genetics of the Most Common Pathologic Cardiac Dysrhythmia
Current Genomics Diabetes Beyond Insulin: Review of New Drugs for Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
Current Drug Discovery Technologies Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of N-(Alkyl)-2-Thiophen-2-Ylacetamides Series As A New Class of Antitubercular Agents
Letters in Drug Design & Discovery Dichotomous Life of DNA Binding High Mobility Group Box1 Protein in Human Health and Disease
Current Protein & Peptide Science Can We Move Forward After ADVANCE?
Vascular Disease Prevention (Discontinued) α-Secretase in Alzheimers Disease and Beyond: Mechanistic, Regulation and Function in the Shedding of Membrane Proteins
Current Alzheimer Research Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Targets
Current Drug Targets Stroke as a Consequence of Sleep Apnea: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Treatment Strategies
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews A Review on Post Pregnancy Healer Herbs
Current Women`s Health Reviews The Biology of the RNA Binding Protein Guanine-Rich Sequence Binding Factor 1
Current Protein & Peptide Science Hypertensive Heart Disease and the Role of Aldosterone Antagonists
Current Hypertension Reviews The Potential Impact of Sirtuin 1 Protein on Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
Current Proteomics Mediterranean Diet Rich in Olive Oil and Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus
Current Pharmaceutical Design Treatment of Fabry Disease: Current and Emerging Strategies
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology The Role of Vascular Cell Senescence in Atherosclerosis: Antisenescence as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Vascular Aging
Current Vascular Pharmacology Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacology Disconnection of Herbal Medicines and its Potential Solutions with Cellular Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Strategy
Current Drug Metabolism Patent Annotations
Recent Patents on Anti-Infective Drug Discovery Biological and Pharmacological Effects of Gamma-oryzanol: An Updated Review of the Molecular Mechanisms
Current Pharmaceutical Design Diabetes and the Chronic Care Model: A Review
Current Diabetes Reviews The Role of Oxidative Stress in Smoking-Related Diseases
Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry