Ethnobotanical survey of cooling herbal drinks from southern China

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Yujing LiuChunlin Long

Abstract

Liáng chá ("cooling tea", "herbal tea" or "cool tisane" in Chinese) are herbal drinks widely produced in southern China and consumed by billions of people worldwide to prevent and treat internal heat as well as a range of associated health conditions. Globalization and renewed interest in botanical remedies has attracted growing attention in cooling herbal drinks by industry, scientists and consumers. However, there is a knowledge gap on the plant species used and commercialized for cooling herbal drinks in southern China and their associated ethnobotanical use, habitat and conservation status. This is the first study to document plant species used and commercialized as liáng chá in southern China's Lingnan region and associated ethnomedical function, preparation methods, habitat and conservation status. Three hundred market surveys were conducted between 2010-2012 in the largest herbal drink producing region of China to record plants used for liáng chá and to document knowledge on their medicinal function, habitat and conservation status. Product samples and voucher specimens were collected for taxonomic identification. All informants harvest and cultivate plants for preparing herbal drinks for their medicinal, cultural and ec...Continue Reading

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Apr 12, 2015·Journal of Ethnopharmacology·Wawan SujarwoGiulia Caneva
Jan 18, 2018·Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine·Yujing LiuChunlin Long
Mar 17, 2019·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Rui ZhangCheng-Lan Liu
Apr 17, 2020·Journal of Evidence-based Integrative Medicine·Yuan XuRui-Jiang Wang
Jul 17, 2020·Frontiers in Pharmacology·Shyh-Shyun HuangJung Chao
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