非洲有許多傳統(tǒng)草藥，長久以來被當(dāng)?shù)厝擞脕碇委熂膊?，其中有些草藥可?dāng)作茶飲，對身體健康起了重要作用。研究表明這部分茶具有抗腫瘤、降血壓、抗氧化、降血糖等多種作用，并且越來越受到國際市場的關(guān)注。綜述了非洲主要別樣茶的來源、分布、民間用途、主要化學(xué)成分、藥理作用、目前開發(fā)狀況及其在中國的應(yīng)用現(xiàn)狀，為進一步研究開發(fā)提供參考。

There are a lot of traditional herbal medicines in Africa, which have been used to treat different diseases by the locals for a long time. Some herbs could be prepared to drink as tea, and played an important role in daily health maintenance of locals. Modern studies found that part of the non-Camellia tea plays a role in antitumor, antihypertensive, anti-oxidative, and hypoglycemic activities, and are getting more and more attention from the international market. This paper briefly introduces the origin plant, distribution, traditional using, main chemical components and pharmacological effects of several common non-Camellia teas in Africa, and provides a reference for further research and development of those teas in Afrcia.

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