Journal of Tea Science Research, 2024, Vol.14, No.1, 19-43 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/jtsr 31 Table 6 Therapeutic activities of white tea Bioactivities Effects Reference Diabetes The antidiabetic potential of WTE in α–amylase inhibitory assay showed that the IC50 value of methanolic extract of white tea was 68.73 µg /mL whereas that of a standard drug was 39.07 µg/mL Kalauni and Sharma, 2018 A regular consumption of WTE for two months improved the oxidative status of lung tissues of rats with prediabetes Silveir et al., 2021 White tea significantly improved the structural changes of the kidneys in mice with T2DM mellitus and markedly ameliorated the glucose intolerance when used in combination with Jiaogulan tea Xia et al., 2021 WTE extracted by citric acid increased α-glucosidase inhibition Shiyan et al., 2020 The inhibitory effects of α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase by WTE decreased with the prolongation of storage time from 1 to 3 years Xu et al., 2019 Crude polysaccharides from white tea showed the inhibitory activity of α-glucosidase Guo et al., 2021 WTE effectively ameliorated hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats Amanzadeh et al., 2020 Cardiovascular disease 1.6% WTE supplemented in a diet high in fats and sugars for 20 weeks prevented the development of metabolic syndrome-associated hypertension in rats de la Fuente Muñoz et al., 2022 WTE was efficient in stimulating the uptake of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol LDL-c in hepatic cells Luo et al., 2020 Obesity White tea was the most effective tea type in reducing the body weight and fat accumulation in high fat diet induced obese mice Liu et al., 2019 WTE significantly inhibited weight gain of obese mice receiving high fat diet by reducing their food and energy intake Mao et al., 2021 Fatty liver disease Daily feed of 1000 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg body weight WTE alleviated hepatic steatosis and liver injury in a mouse model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Li et al., 2022 Plague Mouth rinses of steeped 2.5% white tea twice daily for four days was effective in reducing Streptococcus mutansand plaque accumulation on teeth Damhuji et al., 2022 0.1 mg/mL white tea mouth rinse was found to be a potent antiplaque agent when used twice daily for ten days Nagar et al., 2018 Ethanol- and water- based WTEs were effective against two cariogenic oral bacteria Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus Kusumawardani et al., 2019 Enamel samples were hardened significantly after being immersed in a solution containing both white tea and xylitol Auerkari et al., 2018 White tea mouthwash significantly inhibited the growth of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophilus, the effect of which was more evident when the concentration increased from 20 μL to40μL Jeevanandan, 2019 White tea was useful for inhibiting the growth of pathogens involved in the development of caries and/or periodontal diseases Auerkari and Suhartono, 2018 Intoxication WTE exerted significant protection against neurotoxicity mediated by tert-butyl hydroperoxide and hydrogen peroxide in cells Li et al., 2019 Compared with black, red, and green teas, white tea exerted the strongest protective effect on bone tissue and hyaline cartilage against co-exposure of heavy metals, Cd and Pb, to rats Tomaszewska et al., 2018
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