RED BUSH TEA RED ASPALATHUS

RED BUSH TEA (Aspalathus sp.) +++

Activities (Red Bush Tea) :
Antianemic (f; APA); Antiaging (f; APA); Antiallergic (f; APA); Anti-HIV (1; X9209319); Antioxidant (1; FNF); Antispasmodic (1; VVG); Antiviral (1; X9209319); Astringent (1; APA); Cardioprotective (1; VVG); Carminative (1; VVG); Radioprotective (1; APA).

Indications (Red Bush Tea) :
Aging (1; APA; VVG); Allergy (f; APA); Anemia (f; APA); Cardiopathy (1; VVG); Colic (1; VVG); Cramp (1; VVG); Diarrhea (1; APA); Eczema (f; VVG); Gas (1; VVG); HIV (1; X9209319); Stomachache (1; APA); Virus (1; X9209319).

Dosages (Red Bush Tea) :
1 - 4 tsp dry leaf/cup water up to 3 ×/day (APA).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Red Bush Tea) :
Class 1 (AHP; JAD). Not indexed (KOM; PHR; ZUL).

Extracts (Red Bush Tea) :
Flavonoids isolated from rooibos include aspalathin, (+)-catechin, chrysoeriol, iso-orientin, isoquercitrin, isovitexin, luteolin, nothofagin, orientin, quercetin, rutin, and vitexin. Phenolic acids include caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, ferulic acid, protocatechuic acid, syringic acid, and vanillic acid. Most of these compounds, widely distributed in nature, are antioxidants, but aspalathin, present at 15,000 ppm, is unique to Aspalathus. Relative antioxidant activity under this method of analysis was vanillic>ferulic>syringic>p-hydroxybenzoic> p-coumaric>caffeic acid, compared to caffeic>ferulic>p-coumaric in another study. Antioxidant activities of the flavonoids by this method was luteolin>quercetin>aspalathin> vitexin> isoquercitrin>rutin> (+)-catechin. Aggregating everything, BHT, luteolin>BHA>alphatocpherol> quercetin>aspalathin>vanillic acid> vanillic acid>ferulic acid>vitexin>isoquercitrin> syringic acid>p-hydroxybenzoic acid>p-coumaric acid>rutin> (+)-catechin>protocatechuic acid>caffeic acid. My biggest impression after reading this study is that, depending on the test you use, you can show almost any antioxidant to be better than another. Hence, all ads saying, my antioxidant is better than yours, should be viewed as reversible, depending on the assay. APA, under Aspalathus, inserts their Delaneyite antioxidant template, hinting correctly that antioxidants can slow the aging process. All plants contain antioxidants. Therefore, Delaneyites say that all plants help prevent aging. Conversely, all plants contain oxidants, which increase aging. Therefore, Delaneyites say all plants cause aging.