Subjective Effects of Inhaling Kuromoji Tea Aroma
Teas and various herbal teas are well-known beverages and are commonly consumed around the world. In this study, we focused on kuromoji tea. Kuromoji is a deciduous shrub of the Lauraceae family, and the plucked leaves and branches have been drunk as a tea in production areas for a long time. Howeve...
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| author | Eri Matsubara Takeshi Morikawa Norihisa Kusumoto Koh Hashida Naoyuki Matsui Tatsuro Ohira |
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| description | Teas and various herbal teas are well-known beverages and are commonly consumed around the world. In this study, we focused on kuromoji tea. Kuromoji is a deciduous shrub of the Lauraceae family, and the plucked leaves and branches have been drunk as a tea in production areas for a long time. However, no studies have investigated the subjective and physiological effects of kuromoji tea. In this study, the effects of kuromoji tea were examined on the basis of the measurements of heart rate variability and cerebral blood flow, core body temperature and subjective assessments. Moreover, the results of this study showed that a pleasant subjective feeling could be obtained by sniffing the aroma of kuromoji teas, especially tea leaves. It was also found that the aroma of kuromoji teas has the potential to stimulate saliva secretion and increase subjective and physiological excitements in the oral cavity. 1,8-Cineole, linalool, terpinen-4-ol, carvone and geraniol were determined in both kuromoji leaves and branches. In this study, the beneficial effects of kuromoji teas when drunk conventionally were investigated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d12792beeb05418a92f74b95a60c63ec2023-12-03T14:18:11ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-01-0126357510.3390/molecules26030575Subjective Effects of Inhaling Kuromoji Tea AromaEri Matsubara0Takeshi Morikawa1Norihisa Kusumoto2Koh Hashida3Naoyuki Matsui4Tatsuro Ohira5Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanTeas and various herbal teas are well-known beverages and are commonly consumed around the world. In this study, we focused on kuromoji tea. Kuromoji is a deciduous shrub of the Lauraceae family, and the plucked leaves and branches have been drunk as a tea in production areas for a long time. However, no studies have investigated the subjective and physiological effects of kuromoji tea. In this study, the effects of kuromoji tea were examined on the basis of the measurements of heart rate variability and cerebral blood flow, core body temperature and subjective assessments. Moreover, the results of this study showed that a pleasant subjective feeling could be obtained by sniffing the aroma of kuromoji teas, especially tea leaves. It was also found that the aroma of kuromoji teas has the potential to stimulate saliva secretion and increase subjective and physiological excitements in the oral cavity. 1,8-Cineole, linalool, terpinen-4-ol, carvone and geraniol were determined in both kuromoji leaves and branches. In this study, the beneficial effects of kuromoji teas when drunk conventionally were investigated.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/3/575kuromojileavesbranchesJapanese herbal teasubjective effects |
| spellingShingle | Eri Matsubara Takeshi Morikawa Norihisa Kusumoto Koh Hashida Naoyuki Matsui Tatsuro Ohira Subjective Effects of Inhaling Kuromoji Tea Aroma Molecules kuromoji leaves branches Japanese herbal tea subjective effects |
| title | Subjective Effects of Inhaling Kuromoji Tea Aroma |
| title_full | Subjective Effects of Inhaling Kuromoji Tea Aroma |
| title_fullStr | Subjective Effects of Inhaling Kuromoji Tea Aroma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subjective Effects of Inhaling Kuromoji Tea Aroma |
| title_short | Subjective Effects of Inhaling Kuromoji Tea Aroma |
| title_sort | subjective effects of inhaling kuromoji tea aroma |
| topic | kuromoji leaves branches Japanese herbal tea subjective effects |
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