title: [Comparison of green tea and four other kind of teas].
abstract: Nowadays, tea and the substitution (other kinds of tea) take an important status in the drinking, food, health product and the related industry. The most popular Green tea, Maté originated from South America, Large-leaved Kudingcha, Small-leaved Kudingcha, and the Eagle tea used civilian have many similarities on history, chemical constituents and biological activities. In this article, we summarized the similarities and the characteristics of the Green tea and the other four teas in order to provide scientific evidences for better development of the tea and substitutions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Peking Union Medical College), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, China. lily002006@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lijia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Renbing
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Peigen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D028241:Camellia sinensis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D013662:Tea / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D013662:Tea