Health care efficacy of tea oil page 1/2

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Camellia Oil, also known as camellia oil, tree oil, and tea oil. it is obtained from Camellia oleifera Abel tree seeds and is one of China's oldest edible vegetable oils. china is the country with the widest distribution of tea plants in the mountains in the world. It is the largest production base for Camellia in the world, mainly concentrated in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangxi provinces, in addition, only Southeast Asia, Japan and other countries have a very small distribution [1]. there are mainly the following types of Camellia cultivated in China: ordinary camellia, which accounts for about 98% of the total area of Camellia, followed by safflower Camellia distributed in Zhejiang province, Nanshan tea in Guangdong province, and Safflower Camellia in Tengchong in Yunnan Province. camellia oil, which is made from Camellia seeds, is light yellow in color, clear and transparent, and smells fragrant. it is good edible oil. thanks to its excellent quality and unique flavor, it has been widely used in China for thousands of years. in foreign countries, in recent years, after analysis, it is found that the fatty acid composition of tea oil is particularly similar to the preferred Edible Oil-olive oil in Europe and the United States. The content of linoleic acid and linoleic acid is more than 80%, therefore, tea oil is becoming more and more important and considered as an Oriental oil with important commercial value. Therefore, it is of great significance to strengthen the study on the nutritional composition of camellia oil and its health care function to develop edible health oil resources in China.

I. Composition and biochemical characteristics of Camellia Oil
1.1 Physical and Chemical Properties
The following is a comparison of the physical and chemical properties of camellia oil and olive oil.
Relative density refractive index, FA fixation point, iodine value, soap value, non-soap
Type (25/4 ℃) (2O ℃) (i2g/loog oil) (mgKOH/g oil) (%)
Camellia Oil 0.910-0.192 1.467-1.469-10--5 20-22 83-89 193-196 less than 1.0
Olive oil 0.918-0.919 1.464-1.473-3-7 17-26 75-88 185-196 less than 1.4
The physical and chemical properties of camellia oil are very similar to those of olive oil (see table 1). However, olive oil has a unique yellow-green color and special flavor. Compared with olive oil and camellia oil, it has very little unconfirmed content, relatively easy for human body to absorb and digest. in addition, Camellia Oil also contains biological activity substances not found in olive oil, such as camellia, Camellia, and tea polyphenols, tea polyphenols can reduce cholesterol and prevent tumors.
Composition of 1.2 fatty acids
The fatty acid composition of camellia oil and several edible oils can be found (see table 2). It is very similar to the fatty acid composition of olive oil, which is mainly composed of unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid and linoleic acid, the total content accounts for about 90%, while the saturated fatty acid content is generally about 10%, mainly composed of palm acid (7% ~ 9%) and stearate (1% ~ 3%. compared with other edible oils, Camellia Oil and olive oil have the highest monunsaturated fatty acids, while other saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids have less content. we know that high saturated fatty acids in edible oil may cause high blood fat and cardiovascular diseases, the inconsistent proportions of omega-3 and omega-6 among unsaturated fatty acids cause various diseases and sub-health in the human body [3]. from this point of view, Camellia Oil and olive oil have their unique component advantages, which cannot be replaced by other edible oils.
The following is a comparison of fatty acid composition of several edible oils
Project ingredients (%) camellia oil Olive Oil peanut oil rapeseed oil
Unsaturated fatty acid 78.3-83.3 70-85 41.2 15.8
Unsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid 7.4 7 37.6 14.6
Unsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid 0.4 0-0.1 -- 9.2
Saturated fatty acids 0.3 0.5 ----
Saturated fatty acids 8.5 10 11.4 2.3
Saturated fatty acid stearate 0.8 1-3 3 --
Saturated fatty acid peanut acid 0.6 0-1 0.6 --

II. Health care functions of camellia oil
many ancient medical books also record the Double Functions of tea oil consumption and medical care. li Shizhen's outline of Materia Medica: "tea seed, bitter cold and fragrant poison, indications for panting, go to scale ...... ";" Agricultural administration book "contains records of tea oil which can cure hemorrhoids and decrement of Damp heat;" materia medica outline "said, tea oil can moisten intestines, clear stomach, detoxification and sterilization; "The food spectrum of Agricultural interest homes" contains "tea oil moistening, clearing heat, interest wind and profit leaders"; "food spectrum of interest-based homes" is more of a praise for tea oil, "tea oil cooking wonton, daily use, steamed food, zefa shengguang, all the oil but this is the most light, so all the disease do not avoid. "Obviously, our ancestors regarded tea oil as a great product for longevity and beauty.
2.1 improved blood circulation and reduced blood fat
the American Heart Association found that the mortality rate of cardiovascular diseases in southern China, especially in Bama, Guangxi, was the lowest in wuyuan, Jiangxi Province, it has always been a home in history. finland and the United States are the highest. the only significant difference is that residents have different fat classes. modern medicine has proved that tea oil rich in monunsaturated fatty acids can regulate various cholesterol and blood lipids, reduce platelet aggregation rate, reduce tumor opportunities, and reduce the risk of thrombosis and atherosclerosis plaque formation in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, it has obvious effects on human body function adjustment. the effects of tea oil on atherosclerosis (AS) formation and lipid metabolism, thrombosis B, (TXB2) and lipid peroxide (LPO) were reported. the results showed that tea oil had a significant effect on the formation of As, the mechanism may be that the tea oil rich mufa into the tissue, by reducing blood lipids, liver fat, elevated the ratio of HDL-C/TC, it can inhibit TXB2 release, increase activity of antioxidant enzymes SOD and sh-px, and reduce plasma and liver LPO production. some reports in the 8o era of the 20th Century pointed out that [8-10], monounsaturated fatty acids (mainly linoleic acid) have the effect of reducing serum TC and TG, and for normal people, it has the effect of linoleic acid; in patients with high blood fat, linoleic acid and linoleic acid have the same level of reducing effect. deng Xiaolian and other [11] research showed that tea oil can reduce the total cholesterol (TC) in rats, significantly reduce the serum triglyceride (TG) content, and has no significant effect on the weight of rats. wang Ping and other [12] reported the effects of tea oil on blood lipids and platelet function in rabbits and rats, the results showed that tea oil group serum cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were significantly lower than those in the coconut oil group, and the ratio of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)/TC was significantly higher than that in other
two groups (safflower oil and coconut oil group ).