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Review | Open Access

Pu-erh tea: A review of a healthful brew

Wei Jiaa( ), Cynthia Rajanib, Aiping Lva, Tai-Ping Fanc, Xiaojiao Zhengd
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Phenome Research Centre, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA
Angiogenesis and Traditional Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1PD, United Kingdom
Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China

Peer review under responsibility of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

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Abstract

Pu-erh tea has been used for thousands of years to treat metabolic diseases. Recognized in Shen Nong's Herbal Classic, a compendium kept by the first traditional Chinese practitioners, it is still highly valued for its hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic effects. This review reports the processing and bioactive components of pu-erh tea. Recent human and animal studies of pu-erh tea and its potential therapeutic mechanisms have also been summarized. The interaction of liver and gut microbiome regulates the pu-erh tea biotransformation and endogenous metabolism, and thus contributes to the health benefits.

Keywords

Gut microbiomePu-erh teaTheabrowninHypocholesterolemic effectsHypolipidemic effects

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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences
Volume 9 Issue 2,
April 2022
Pages 95-99
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcms.2022.04.005
Cite this article:
Jia W, Rajani C, Lv A, et al. Pu-erh tea: A review of a healthful brew. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences, 2022, 9(2): 95-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcms.2022.04.005

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Received: 05 January 2022
Revised: 04 April 2022
Accepted: 04 April 2022
Published: 08 April 2022
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