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Ampelopsis grossedentata
Nekemias grossedentata is a woody climbing vine in the grape family, grown mainly in central and southern China for its leaves and stems, which are brewed as a sweet tea. It is grown as a vine in the open and is not a common houseplant.
Nekemias grossedentata is a species of plant in the family Vitaceae whose leaves and stems are used to make a tisane known as vine tea, moyeam (Chinese: 茅岩莓, romanized: máo yán méi), or tengcha (Chinese: 藤茶, romanized: téng chá). It is mainly distributed in central and southern China and Indochina. Most moyeam is grown in Zhangjiajie, a mountainous region in Hunan Province in central China. The synonym Ampelopsis grossedentata is still commonly encountered in the media and literature.
In Tujia settlements, it is common to prepare this tea in a similar manner as green tea and drink it directly for a naturally sweet flavor. Vine(moyeam) tea exhibits a wide range of significant bioactivities including anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective activities. Vine tea and its main bioactive component, dihydromyricetin have been suggested as potential natural antioxidants to extend shelf life of foods. This plant is also rich in flavonoids, which is used in a variety of nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.
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