Preparation of Herbal Tea as Infusion or by Maceration at Room Temperature Using Mistletoe Tea as an Example

JÄGER, Sebastian; BEFFERT, Markus; HOPPE, Katharina; NADBEREZNY, Dominik; FRANK, Bruno; SCHEFFLER, Armin

doi:10.3797/scipharm.1006-06

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Preparation of Herbal Tea as Infusion or by Maceration at Room Temperature Using Mistletoe Tea as an Example

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Sebastian JÄGER

^1,2,*,

Markus BEFFERT

¹,

Katharina HOPPE

¹,

Dominik NADBEREZNY

¹,

Bruno FRANK

³ and

Armin SCHEFFLER

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Carl Gustav Carus-Institute, Am Eichhof 30, 75223, Niefern-Öschelbronn, Germany

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Betulin-Institute, Blumenstr. 25, 64297, Darmstadt, Germany

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Kneipp-Werke, Steinbachtal 43, 97082, Würzburg, Germany

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Sci. Pharm. 2011, 79(1), 145-156; https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1006-06

Submission received: 18 June 2010 / Accepted: 30 November 2010 / Published: 30 November 2010

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Abstract

Herbal tea can be prepared by infusion or maceration at room temperature resulting in different compositions of extractable constituents, which possibly influences the mode of action or safety profile. Knowledge on this topic is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the substantial differences between infusion and maceration as recommended preparation methods for the preparation of herbal mistletoe tea, a traditional remedy against cardiovascular diseases. No active substances are known but analytical marker substances such as proteins, triterpenoids, phenylpropane derivatives and flavonoids can be quantified within the herb and the different herbal tea preparations. Whereas phenylpropane derivatives were completely extracted by infusion and maceration, neither method dissolved viscotoxins. 43% of mistletoe lectins were extracted by maceration, whereas by infusion they are inactivated by thermal degradation. By contrast, oleanolic acid and betulinic acid are present in higher concentrations in infusates compared with macerates, but even infusion extracted less than 2%. Infusion extracted 43% of flavonoid-like substances and maceration only 31%. In conclusion this study determines some differences between both extraction methods on the profile of solved substances. The relevance of it should be determined in studies dealing with the efficacy of herbal mistletoe tea.

Keywords: Herbal tea; Mistletoe; Viscum album L.; Infusion; Maceration; Extraction Chromatographic profile; HPLC; GC; ELISA

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JÄGER, S.; BEFFERT, M.; HOPPE, K.; NADBEREZNY, D.; FRANK, B.; SCHEFFLER, A. Preparation of Herbal Tea as Infusion or by Maceration at Room Temperature Using Mistletoe Tea as an Example. Sci. Pharm. 2011, 79, 145-156. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1006-06

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JÄGER S, BEFFERT M, HOPPE K, NADBEREZNY D, FRANK B, SCHEFFLER A. Preparation of Herbal Tea as Infusion or by Maceration at Room Temperature Using Mistletoe Tea as an Example. Scientia Pharmaceutica. 2011; 79(1):145-156. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1006-06

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JÄGER, Sebastian, Markus BEFFERT, Katharina HOPPE, Dominik NADBEREZNY, Bruno FRANK, and Armin SCHEFFLER. 2011. "Preparation of Herbal Tea as Infusion or by Maceration at Room Temperature Using Mistletoe Tea as an Example" Scientia Pharmaceutica 79, no. 1: 145-156. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1006-06

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JÄGER, S., BEFFERT, M., HOPPE, K., NADBEREZNY, D., FRANK, B., & SCHEFFLER, A. (2011). Preparation of Herbal Tea as Infusion or by Maceration at Room Temperature Using Mistletoe Tea as an Example. Scientia Pharmaceutica, 79(1), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1006-06

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