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中国药学(英文版) ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (8): 623-633.DOI: 10.5246/jcps.2021.08.050

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An overview of Pu-erh tea and its health-promoting effects of lipid-lowering and anti-obesity

Eric Wei Chiang Chan1,*(), Siu Kuin Wong2, Hung Tuck Chan3   

  1. 1. Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    2. School of Foundation Studies, Xiamen University Malaysia, Bandar Sunsuria, 43900 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
    3. Secretariat of International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME), Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0129, Japan
  • 收稿日期:2020-12-21 修回日期:2021-01-20 接受日期:2021-03-12 出版日期:2021-08-29 发布日期:2021-08-29
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An overview of Pu-erh tea and its health-promoting effects of lipid-lowering and anti-obesity

Eric Wei Chiang Chan1,*(), Siu Kuin Wong2, Hung Tuck Chan3   

  1. 1 Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    2 School of Foundation Studies, Xiamen University Malaysia, Bandar Sunsuria, 43900 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
    3 Secretariat of International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME), Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0129, Japan
  • Received:2020-12-21 Revised:2021-01-20 Accepted:2021-03-12 Online:2021-08-29 Published:2021-08-29
  • Contact: Eric Wei Chiang Chan
  • About author:
    Dr Eric Wei Chiang Chan, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, obtained his PhD (Natural Product Chemistry) from Monash University Malaysia in 2009. To date, Dr Eric Chan has 92 publications in international refereed journals with 62 (6 in JCPS) as the lead author. His publications have received 1788 citations in Scopus and 3668 citations in Google Scholar. He was one of the Top 5 Competitors of the Elsevier Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge 2015, out of 500 proposals submitted globally. In April 2016, he presented his proposal at the Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference in Berlin, Germany. In the same month, he was awarded the Promising Researcher Award by UCSI University. In December 2019, he attended the Green Chemistry Conference held in University of Auckland, New Zealand. Currently, Dr Eric Chan is Editorial Board Member of Journal of Complementary Medicine Research, and Outreach Science Leader of American Chemical Society (ACS) Malaysia Chapter. He is a Life Member of International Society of Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME), and a Member of Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE), Pharmacognosy Network Worldwide, and Monash University Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society. In October 2020, Dr Eric Chan’s citations were ranked top 2% in the world (Pharmacology and Pharmacy) by a University of Stanford Report. He was Project Overseer of the APEC Sustainable Coastal Cities Symposium in November 2021.

摘要:

As a dark tea, Pu-erh tea (PET) is produced from sun-dried leaves of Camellia sinensis var. assamica mainly in Yunnan Province of China. Many microorganisms are involved in the fermentation of PET. Among them, Aspergillus niger is most important. It is believed that the longer the preservation period, the better is the quality and taste of PET, which is commercially available as loose, compressed or instant tea leaves. Chemical components of PET include flavones, flavanols, flavonols, phenolic acids, alkaloids and methylxanthines. In this overview, the lipid-lowering and anti-obesity effects of PET were discussed based on animal models and human trials, and our study provided some insights into possible mechanisms of bioactive compounds, such as theabrownin, catechins, lovastatin and gallic acid. Other bioactivities of PET and some information on Fuzhuan brick tea were also included. Sources of information cited were from Google Scholar, PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, J-Stage, PubChem, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI).

关键词: Pu-erh tea, Fuzhuan brick tea, Fermentation, Lipid-lowering, Anti-obesity

Abstract:

As a dark tea, Pu-erh tea (PET) is produced from sun-dried leaves of Camellia sinensis var. assamica mainly in Yunnan Province of China. Many microorganisms are involved in the fermentation of PET. Among them, Aspergillus niger is most important. It is believed that the longer the preservation period, the better is the quality and taste of PET, which is commercially available as loose, compressed or instant tea leaves. Chemical components of PET include flavones, flavanols, flavonols, phenolic acids, alkaloids and methylxanthines. In this overview, the lipid-lowering and anti-obesity effects of PET were discussed based on animal models and human trials, and our study provided some insights into possible mechanisms of bioactive compounds, such as theabrownin, catechins, lovastatin and gallic acid. Other bioactivities of PET and some information on Fuzhuan brick tea were also included. Sources of information cited were from Google Scholar, PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, J-Stage, PubChem, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI).

Key words: Pu-erh tea, Fuzhuan brick tea, Fermentation, Lipid-lowering, Anti-obesity

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