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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Herbal teas"”.
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Mitochondrial Function as a Tool for Assessing Function, Quality and Adulteration in Medicinal Herbal Teas
Introduction A review of current and historical herbal quality assessment methods revealed adulteration with low potency herbal material to be challenging. Mitochondrial functional analysis presents a novel opportunity to address this deficiency. Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Fabaceae) was …
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Safety Assessment and Chemical Fingerprint Analysis of Medicinal Plants Commonly Consumed As Herbal Teas; Rooibos (<em>Aspalathus Linearis</em>) and Moringa (<em>Moringa Oleifera</em>)
… linearis</em>) is a popular South African herbal tea enjoyed worldwide. Limited reports indicate the potential of rooibos tea to alter the activity of CYP450 isozymes. In chapter two, the phytochemical investigation of <em>A. linearis</em> resulted in the isolation and characterization of …
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Development of Artemisia annua L. as a crop for production of the antimalarial drug artemisinin
… economical means of quality control of both raw herbal material and purified ingredient. To that end, methods were developed allowing both field-based, triaging quantification and more accurate, high-throughput laboratory-based quantification of sample material. Improved means of artemisinin …
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PEDOT Electrodes as Redox Mediators for Determination of Antioxidants in Beverages
… in polyphenol antioxidants. Green, black and herbal teas, different types of coffee and red wine samples, along with polyphenol standards, were tested by cyclic voltammetry using an electrochemically polymerized PEDOT-covered glassy carbon electrode. The voltammetric response of the coffee …
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Evaluation of anti-ageing potential of lemongrass tea and its mechanisms of action
Submitted in fulfilment of the academic requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science and Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2025.