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Polyphenols in Herbal Extracts

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Herbs are well known and often used in everyday life. This work is a review of commonly used herbs. The focus was on their short characteristics, therapeutic effects, and polyphenolic profile. The most popular methods of extracting polyphenolic compounds from herbs were compared. The main attention was paid to water and alcoholic extraction as they are used in domestic conditions. A separate section is devoted to fortification of beverages with herbs.

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Sentkowska, A., Pyrzyńska, K. (2020). Polyphenols in Herbal Extracts. In: Ekiert, H., Ramawat, K., Arora, J. (eds) Plant Antioxidants and Health. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45299-5_5-1

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