A population-based study on safety and health of drinking Litsea coreana tea (hawk tea)
With the long history of consumption in the population and the effects on health as were shown in this study, hawk tea poses no detectable health risks to consumers and shows some benefit to metabolism of lipids. It can be recognized and recommended as a safe and healthy herbal beverage for people to consume in daily life. Further interventional studies on its safety and health benefits are warranted.
Authors
- Han Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-2642)
- Yong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8803-2055)
- Weiguo Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5705-1904)
- Qin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4641-9571)
- Bao Yu
- Haijun Huang
- Xiyu Pu
Institutions
- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center (CN)
- Chongqing Academy of Chinese Materia Medica (CN)
- First People's Hospital of Chongqing (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1588368
- Primary Topic
- Food Quality and Safety Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00