Process for extracting tea polyphenol, caffeine as a byproduct thereof and tea polysaccharide from tea
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NORTHWEST UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2005-11-23
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a process for extracting tea polyphenols from tea leaves to by-product caffeine and tea polysaccharides. Background technique
[0002] Tea polyphenols are natural, multi-functional, high-efficiency, excellent antioxidants and free radical scavengers. The health functions of tea polyphenols mainly include eliminating free radicals in the body, anti-aging and anti-cancer, anti-radiation, antibacterial, and sterilizing, etc. . Caffeine excites the central nervous system, and has physiological and health functions such as strengthening the heart, diuresis, and detoxification, and is an important raw material for medicine, health care products, and beverages. Tea polysaccharide has various pharmacological effects such as lowering blood sugar, lowering blood fat, anticoagulation, antithrombosis, resistance to hypoxia, enhancing body immunity, anti-inflammation, and anti-cancer. Functional natural medicine.
[0003] At present, th...