Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) protects against nicotineinduced vascular injury and oxidative stress in Wistar rats.

CONCLUSIONS: For the first time, we have shown that rooibos co-treatment exerted beneficial vascular effects in nicotine-exposed rats, and that this was associated with increased antioxidant enzyme activity.
PMID: 32031565 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Cardiovascular Journal of Africa - February 6, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Smit-Van Schalkwyk M, Windvogel S, Strijdom H Tags: Cardiovasc J Afr Source Type: research