FORMULATION OF HERBAL BREWED TEA AND ITS NUTRACEUTICAL PROPERTIES
P. PAVITHRA., M.Sc., (Reg. No. U21PG505CND025),
A.Swarnalatha, Assistant Professor,
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Periyar University, Salem.
Abstract
India has about 45000 plant species of plants, of which several thousands have been claimed to possess medicinal properties. In many countries traditional medicine forms an internal part of health care system. Herbal tea is essentially an herbal mixture made from leaves, seeds and/ or roots of various plants. As per popular misconception, they are not derived from the usual tea plants, but rather from what are called as ‘tisanes’. Anti-inflammatory Property of Methanolic extract of Cassia auriculata flowers (MECA) and leaves exhibited profound anti-inflammatory activity in both acute and chronic animal models. The red variety of hibiscus are the most used are characterized by their concentration anthocyanin. Delphinidin 3-Sambubioside and Cyanidin3 Sambubioside are the major anthocyanin. Roselle is also rich in organic acids, minerals, amino acids, carotene, vitamin C and total sugar in its calyx, leaves and seeds at variable levels depending on the variety and geographical area. According to Manita-mishra, a number of compounds have also been isolated and characterized from Roselle including flavonoids, anthocyanidins, triterpernolds, steroids and alkaloids. Lemon grass have been used for its medicinal properties and advantageous impact on the health, for example, digestive stimulus activity, antioxidant activity, antimicrobial action, anti-inflammatory, hypolidemic, anti-carcinogenic activity and ant mutagenic effects. Mint leaves generally contains menthol (40.7%), menthone (23.4%), menthylacetate (0.7-23%), eucalyptol (1-13%), carvel (0.31%), pipertone (3.20%) and fibre (1.75%). The important nutritional contents include iron (0.262%), calcium (0.158%), and physic acid (0.00092%), proteins (0.6%), vitamin E (9.89), ascorbic acid (0.96%) and axerophthol (0.426).
Key words: Tisanes, Hibiscus, Anthocyanin, menthol in mint, anti carcinogenic effect, antioxidant, anti microbial action.
