Tsung‑Jung Hoa,b,c†, Tanvir Ahmedd†, Marthandam Asokan Shibud,e, Yu‑Jung Linb,d, Cheng Yen Shihf,g, Pi‑Yu Linf, Shinn‑Zong Lingg,h, Chien‑Yi Chiangb, Wei‑Wen Kuoi,j, Chih‑Yang Huangd,k,l,m,n*
aDepartment of Chinese Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, bSchool of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, cIntegration Center of Traditional Chinese and Modern Medicine, HualienTzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, dCardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, eDepartment of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, fBuddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, gBioinnovation Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, hDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, iDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, College of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, jPh. D. Program for Biotechnology Industry, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, kGraduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, lDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, mDepartment of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital and China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, nCenter of General Education, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Hualien, Taiwan
† Both authors contributed equally to this work.
Open Access funded by Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation
Abstract
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has gained considerable attention over the past few years for its multicomponent, multitarget, and multi‑pathway approach to treating different diseases. Studies have shown that TCMs as adjuvant therapy along with conventional treatment may benefit in safely treating various disorders. However, investigations on finding effective herbal combinations are ongoing. A novel TCM formula, “Jing Si Herbal Tea (JSHT),” has been reported recently for their health‑promoting effects in improving overall body and mental health. JSHT is a combination of eight herbs recognized in Chinese herbal pharmacopoeia for their anti‑viral, anti‑aging, and anti‑cancer properties as well as protective effects against cardiovascular, metabolic, neural, digestive, and genitourinary diseases. Thus, to better understand the beneficial effects of the ingredients of JSHT on health, this review intends to summarize the preclinical and clinical studies of the ingredients of JSHT on human health and diseases, and possible therapeutic effects with the related mode of actions and future prospects for their application in complementary therapies.
Keywords: Health benefits, Jing Si herbal tea, Pharmacological properties, Phytochemical compounds, Traditional Chinese medicine
