期刊
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
卷 77, 期 4, 页码 887-907出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.05.014
关键词
Botany; Cyclopia spp.; Herbal tea; Honeybush; Industry; Processing; Production
资金
- ARC
- Landbank
- National Brands Ltd
- National Department of Agriculture
- Department of Agriculture Western Cape
- National Research Foundation
- CANSA (Cancer Association of South Africa)
- MRC
- Raps Foundation (Germany)
- Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP)
- initiative of Department of Trade and Industry
- Department of Science and Technology
Honeybush tea (Cyclopia spp.), one of the traditional South African herbal teas with a long history of regional use, remained a cottage industry until the mid-1990s when researchers were instrumental in the development of a formal agricultural and agro-processing industry. It is one of the few indigenous South African plants that made the transition from the wild to a commercial product during the past 100 years. Research activities during the past 20 years included propagation, production, genetic improvement, processing, composition and the potential for value-adding. The present review provides an up-to-date and comprehensive record of the development of the South African honeybush industry, against the background of the historical highlights in the making of an industry. It provides a blueprint of the processes and actions involved in the development of a new agricultural and agro-processing industry from an herbal plant. Insight into challenges faced by the industry and future research needed to keep it competitive are provided. (C) 2011 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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