Abstract
Nowadays, population have more age and longer life than ancient people which the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the proportion of the global population will become 'Aging Society' during healthier lifestyles, new advance technologies especially in medical manufacture. This study was aimed to study attitude, behavior and opinion of elderly people towards herbal tea products and to optimize preparation, procedure and process of Asiatic Pennywort tea. According of the study, there are 100% of Thai people ever consume herbs and herbal tea, they consume as beverage. Half of consumer surveys are no chronic health conditions. Safety of product is the most factors that effect to purchasing decision. The consumers are agree (73%) in nutrition value that presented on label as it's clamed on the package. Result from this study shown that roasted and kneading process is highest mean score from consumer's preference 7.07±1.51 (P<0.05) that this method is significantly different in total phenolic content and Ferric reducing antioxidant potential assay but not in DPPH radical scavenging which is highest mean of second significantly level.
Highlights
There are more than 7 billion living humans on earth and the rate of population in each country is increasing that is determined by births and deaths
Tea is dried leaves of Camellia sinensis plant that usually consume by infuse in hot water
Camellia sinensis plant contains all kinds of great properties, including vitamins (E, C), caffeine and antioxidants
Summary
There are more than 7 billion living humans on earth and the rate of population in each country is increasing that is determined by births and deaths. Herbs and spices can use different parts of plant through processes such as roasting, smoked, fermented or fresh which consume herbs and spices in small amounts can help in bioactivities in human body which can provide health benefits for consumers [1,2,3,4]. Herbal tea can call “tisanes” (tea zahn) that is commonly used plants from herbs or spices but normal tea use Camellia sinensis plant. Herbal tea is the beverage that can get from using parts of herbs or spices pass though air dried or fermentation process by pass through soaking, brewing or boiling process as normal tea. Thailand has 4 herbs popular products which is Gotu kola (Asiatic Pennywort), Tumeric, Phlai (Zingiber cassumunar) and Black galingale Ancient people was use in treating all disease for long time such as wound healing
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