Comparison of Forsythia suspensa leaf fermented tea in the four different regions of Shanxi Province: quality, functional ingredients, and bioactivity
Lijuan Li,
Yating Zhao,
Shu Zhang
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundForsythia suspensa (F. suspensa) is a plant of the Oleaceae family that is used as a medicinal plant. It is a traditional Chinese medicine that functions in clearing heat and detoxification. F. suspensa contains various phytochemicals, such as lignans, flavonoids, triterpenoids, and phenylethanolic glycosides; however, the main active phytochemical in F. suspensa is phillygenin, which has lipid-lowering, antioxidant, antihypertensive, and tyrosinase inhibitory effects. However, the content of phillyg… Show more
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