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Studies of cocoa tea, a wild tea tree containing
theobromine |
| Xiaohong SONG1,Xianggang SHI1,Yunqin LI1,Li PENG1,Chengren LI1,Xiaorong YANG1,Chuangxing YE1,Jiaxian LI2,Yumei HE2,Hualin HUANG2,Aiqing MIAO2,Chaoyi ZHAO2,Jiayao WU2,Caijin LIN2, |
| 1.School of Life Sciences,
Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; 2.Tea Institute of Guangdong
Province, Yingde 513000, China; |
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Abstract Camellia ptilophylla Chang is a wild tea tree containing theobromine and is caffeine-free. Lots of researches have been conducted for its domestication since it was discovered to contain theobromine in its shoots. First, its pharmacological and physiological effects have been studied, demonstrating that it can be used as a new resource of tea as daily and healthy beverage. Cocoa tea differs from traditional tea in that it does not excite the nervous system. Second, various ways of propagation have been investigated, and sexless cutting has been the method adopted currently. Third, through selection and breeding, plantation of cocoa tea can be set up to cultivate new varieties, and cocoa tea of different flavors such as green cocoa tea, oolong cocoa tea, and black cocoa tea can be processed. Thus, cocoa tea will become a choice in the tea market.
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| Keywords
cocoa tea
theobromine
caffeine-free
introduced domestication
healthy beverage
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Issue Date: 05 December 2009
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