The invention relates to an application of a composition of herba houttuyniae and traditional Chinese medicines in preparation of food, medicines or health care products with an anti-oxidation effect. The composition comprises the following raw materials:
houttuynia cordata, paniculate swallowwort root,
dandelion, platycodon grandiflorum,
American ginseng, bamboo
fungus, exocarpium citri grandis,
honeysuckle,
momordica grosvenori, lily, red dates,
lophatherum gracile,
flos farfarae,
scaphium scaphigerum, liquorice, plantain
herb, medlar and mint. The composition has high in-vitro
antioxidant activity, the highest
scavenging rate of the composition to
DPPH free radicals with the concentration of 50 mg / L can reach 89.04%, the highest
scavenging rate to hydroxyl free radicals (OH.) is 30.65%, and the highest iron
oxidation reduction capability (FRAP) is 0.93, so that the composition has the effects of retarding
oxidative stress, resisting aging and preventing and treating chronic diseases, and can be used for preparing
antioxidant drugs, health care products or food.