Rooibos – Aspalathus linearis (Burm. f.) R. Dahlgren

Professional paper - Professional paper

• Author: Željan Maleš
• Author: Tihana Vilović
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; (Department of pharmaceutical botany)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Pharmacy; Pharmacy

Abstract (english)

Among other herbal infusions, rooibos tea is becoming more popular due to the fact that it is promoted as a healthy drink
which doesn't contain caffein and posesses strong antioxidant capacity. It is made of leaves and stems of the species Aspalathus linearis (Burm. f.) R. Dahlgre, Fabaceae, which is endemic to the region of Cederberg in South Africa. Two
rooibos types are widely distributed in the world fermented (red) and unfermented (green) type. Various phenolic compounds are present in the chemical composition, including characteristical aspalathin and aspalalinin. Some of the most commonly mentioned biological activities of rooibos tea are given in this article, although scientific research of its effects is still ongoing.

• Keywords (croatian): rooibos; Aspalathus linearis (Burm. f.) R. Dahlgren
• Language: croatian
• Publication type: Professional paper - Professional paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - domestic
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Farmaceutski glasnik
• Numbering: vol. 76, no. 2, pp. 105-112
• p-ISSN: 0014-8202
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:163:293588
• Publication: 2020
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-03-04 10:25:52