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Acupoint electrical potential difference (EPD) measurement has been proved to be able to respond rapidly to the stimuli such as antioxidant intervention. In this study, the effects of infusions of green tea, oolong tea, and black tea on the EPD of 8 human meridians (heart meridian, liver meridian, spleen meridian, lung meridian, kidney meridian, small intestine meridian, gallbladder meridian and stomach meridian) were investigated by acupoint EPD measurement. The antioxidant activity in vitro and the particle size distribution of three kinds of tea were also determined. Results showed that the effect of three kinds of tea soup on the EPD of small intestine meridians are the most obvious. Three kinds of tea soup can produce physiological effects, such as hiccups, intestinal peristalsis; and the physiological effects of black tea is the most obvious effect. The particle size of black tea is the smallest and most uniform, and its immediate changes in the EPD and the physiological effects are most obvious, revealing that the size of the micelles in the tea soup can affect its immediate body effect to some extent. We formulate the hypothesis that tea soup eliminates charged active species on the intestinal wall, thereby stimulating contraction of intestinal smooth muscle and then giving rise to physiological responses, such as hiccups; and tea soup relieves oxidative stress in the liver by the hepatic and biliary tract; and because of the presence of human bio-electricity network system, oxidative stress transfer between the liver and intestine, leading to the EPD changes in the meridians which connect to various organs. © 2018, Editorial Office of Journal of CIFST. All right reserved.
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Journal of Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology
ISSN: 1009-7848
Year: 2018
Issue: 11
Volume: 18
Page: 27-33
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