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In vivo enhancement of natural killer cell activity through tea fortified with Ayurvedic herbs by Jyoti Bhat; Aparna Damle; Pankaj P Vaishnav; Ruud Albers; Manoj Joshi; Gautam Banerjee is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract The effect of a tea fortified with five herbs selected from Indian traditional medicine (Ayurveda) for their putative immunoenhancing effect (__Withania somnifera__, __Glycyrrhzia glabra__, __Zingiber officinale__, __Ocimum sanctum__ and __Elettaria cardamomum__) on innate immunity was investigated. __Ex vivo__ natural killer (NK) cell activity was assessed after consumption of fortified tea compared with regular tea in two independent double‐blind intervention studies. Both studies were conducted in India with healthy volunteers (age ≥ 55 years) selected for a relatively low baseline NK cell activity and a history of recurrent coughs and colds. In a pilot study conducted with 32 volunteers, the consumption of Natural Care tea significantly improved the NK cell activity of the volunteers in comparison with a population consuming regular tea. These results were validated in an independent crossover study with 110 volunteers. Data from these two studies indicate that regular consumption of the tea fortified with Ayurvedic herbs enhanced NK cell activity, which is an important aspect of the (early) innate immune response to infections. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, L
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- Author
- Jyoti Bhat; Aparna Damle; Pankaj P Vaishnav; Ruud Albers; Manoj Joshi; Gautam Banerjee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0951-418X)
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)