title: Advanced phytochemical analysis of herbal tea in China.
abstract: Herbal tea is a commonly consumed beverage brewed from the leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits, stems and roots of plants species rather than Camellia sinensis L., which has been widely used for health care and diseases prevention for centuries. With the increasing consumption of herbal tea, a number of public health issues e.g., efficacy, safety and quality assurance have attracted concern. However, to date, there is no a review focus on herbal tea. Phytochemical analysis, as a key step to investigate the chemical composition of herbal tea and ensure the quality, is very important. In this review, we summarized and discussed the recent development (2005-2012) in phytochemical analysis of herbal tea commonly used in China.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, and Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D002681:China; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013662:Tea / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D064209:Phytochemicals; D013662:Tea
keywords: Chromatography; Herbal tea; Mass spectrometry; Phytochemical analysis; Sample preparation