Protective effects of tea on human health / edited by Narender K. Jain, Maqsood Siddiqi and John Weisburger.

Other author Jain, N. K. (Narender Kumar)
Other author Siddiqi, Maqsood.
Other author Weisburger, J. H.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub.,
Descriptionxi, 211 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Contents Tea is a health-promoting beverage in lowering the risk of premature killing chronic diseases : a review / J.H. Weisburger -- Tea as a rasayana / B.N. Dhawan -- Prophylactic functions of tea catechins / Y. Hara -- Bioavailabilities of tea polyphenols in humans and rodents / J.D. Lambert, J. Hong, H. Lu, X. Meng, M.-J. Lee and C.S. Yang -- Immunomodulatory activity of tea / J. Singh and G.N. Qazi -- Antigenotoxic activity of tea / Y. Shukla and A. Arora -- Methodological issues in population studies of tea and disease prevention / I.A. Hakim -- Protective effects of tea against cardiovascular diseases / S. Wiseman, I. Zijp, R. Weggemans and A. Rietveld -- Potential targets of tea polyphenols in cancer prevention / T. Das, G. Sa, and M. Siddiqi --
Contents The beverage tea in chemoprevention of prostate cancer / M. Saleem, I.A. Siddiqui, and H. Mukhtar -- Anti-diabetic effects of tea and its constituents / Y.K. Gupta, C. Tripathi, and Y. Shukla -- Green tea catechins against oxidative stress of renal disease / T.P. Rao, L.R. Juneja, and T. Yokozawa -- Hepatoprotective properties of tea / Y. Shukla, N. Kalra, and Y.K. Gupta -- Preventive effects of tea against obesity / K. Sayama, T. Hase, I. Tokimitsu and I. Oguni -- Protective effects of tea against lung/pulmonary ailments / H. Yamada -- Antibacterial and antiviral effects of tea : from influenza to SARS / P.C. Leung -- Green tea and the prevention of arthritis / S. Ahmed, B.B. Hafeez, and T.M. Haqqi -- Chemoprevention effect of tea against neuronal death-dementia / T. Kakadu -- Chemoprevention action of tea against senescence/ageing / K. Unno -- Tea and oral health / C.D. Wu.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2005034785
ISBN1845931122 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781845931124 (alk. paper)