ARCHIVES: THE CONVERSATION: Zebrafish research reveals green rooibos tea’s anxiety-busting properties
in South Africa, like TB, diabetes and respiratory disease, all have inflammation as a common characteristic.
So, we set out to employ our zebrafish models to see whether rooibos might have any positive effects on anxiety. Most of our research is done at the early larval stage, when the zebrafish are not yet considered a sentient animal. It’s a more ethical way of using a live organism in research, as they cannot experience pain at that stage.
At different points, specialised equipment tracked their movement and this was used to construct behavioural patterns. Using a model of anxiety – which entails exposing the larvae to alternating bright light and darkness for short periods of time – we assessed whether the larvae swimming in rooibos were able to remain calm, by comparing their behaviour to that of unsupplemented larvae.
Taken together, our data suggest that green rooibos tea could be considered as a functional brain food. The research suggests it may be a good option as a starting ingredient in the development of newThe results of this study mean that we could have uncovered nature’s contribution to treating some of South Africa’sZebrafish in researchthat use zebrafish in drug discovery. The fish, which originate in Malaysia, may be the new rodent in research.
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