Functionality and Health-Promoting Properties of Polysaccharide and Plant-Derived Substances from Mesona chinensis
Romson Seah,
Sunisa Siripongvutikorn,
Santad Wichienchot
et al.
Abstract:Mesona chinensis, in Thai called Chao Kuay and in Chinese Hsian-tsao, belongs to the Lamiaceae family. This herbal plant grows widely in Southern China, Taiwan (China), Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand. The Mesona plant is used to make functional products such as drinks and soft textured sweet treats, and also traditional medicine, to treat heat stroke, high blood pressure, heart attack, high blood sugar, hepatic diseases, colon diseases, inflammatory conditions, and to alleviate mya… Show more
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