Rooibos herbal tea: An optimal cup and its consumers by Hannelise Piek, Irma Venter, Fanie Rautenbach, Jeanine L. Marnewick

“…Background: Rooibos types and forms and how prepared and flavoured influence the total polyphenol content and total antioxidant capacity (TAC). Aim: To denote an optimal rooibos cup as having the highest total polyphenol content and TAC, considering the different types, forms, preparation methods and flavourings and amounts (Phase 1), and determine the demographic, lifestyle and rooibos consumption characteristics of adult rooibos consumers, and the association of these characteristics with drinking the optimal cup (Phase 2). …”
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Chromatographic Separation of <i>Breynia retusa</i> (Dennst.) Alston Bark, Fruit and Leaf Constituents from Bioactive Extracts by Stefano Dall’Acqua, Kouadio Ibrahime Sinan, Irene Ferrarese, Stefania Sut, Kouadio Bene, Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally, Nabeelah Bibi Sadeer, Gunes Ak, Gokhan Zengin

“…<i>Breynia retusa</i> (Dennst.) Alston (also known as Cup Saucer plant) is a food plant with wide applications in traditional medicine, particularly in Ayurveda. …”
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Bioactive compounds from Nauclea latifolia leaf extracts by O.S. Ajayi, M.A. Aderogba, E.O. Akinkunmi, E.M. Obuotor, R.R.T. Majinda

“…Antimicrobial activities of the samples were evaluated using agar cup plate diffusion and broth microdilution method. …”
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Assessing the antioxidant potential of soft beverages in the Turkish market: a comprehensive study by Rümeysa Yeniçağ, Neslişah Rakıcıoğlu

“…This study aimed to determine, evaluate, and create a database of the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) contents of widely consumed soft beverages in local markets in Turkey. …”
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Cholesterol-lowering and anti-atherogenic properties of edible bird’s nest in vitro and in vivo by Mohamad Nasir, Nurul Nadiah

“…Two different shapes of EBNs were used in this study, namely half-cup (HC) and stripe-shaped (ST). Major nutrients in EBNs are protein (54-57%), carbohydrates (22-24%), crude fibre (3-20%), calcium (650-740 mg/100g), sodium (500-680 mg/100g), and magnesium (100-130 mg/100g). …”
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Influence of puerarin eye drops for the optic disc parameters and antioxidant capacity of patients with glaucoma by Chun-Ying Zhao, Li-Hong Hou, Hui-Xin Che

“…<p>RESULTS: After 2, 6wk of treatment, the visual acuity and light sensitivity of observation group were higher than those of control group, while the intraocular pressure and visual field defect were smaller than those of control group(<i>P</i><0.05); the rim area, rim volume, optic disc volume and horizontal diameter ratio cups of observation group were higher than those of control group, and the vertical diameter ratio cups was higher than that of control group(<i>P</i><0.05); the levels of SOD, GSH-Px, TAC, CAT of observation group were all higher than those of control group, and the MDA was lower than that of control group(<i>P</i><0.05). …”
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Overall adjustment acupuncture for postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP): a study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial by Z. Q. Ren, Y. F. Wang, G. F. Ao, H. X. Chen, M. Huang, M. X. Lai, H. D. Zhao, R. Zhao

“…Both groups will receive real herbal medicine treatment as a basic treatment twice a day for 3 months, the OA group receives real acupuncture treatment and the SA group receives placebo acupuncture treatment (non-penetrating, sham skin-needle therapy, sham cupping). All patients will receive acupuncture treatment twice per week for 3 months. …”
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