Arillus longanae, dried longan, has been used as function food for hundreds of years in China.It is listed as a herb which can be used as both food and medicine by Chinese Ministry of health.Arillus longanae has bioactive properties differed from fresh longan,such as blood enriching, antioxidant,immunity enhancing and endocrine influencing activities.It appears that the heating process provides not only a preservative means but also the generation of new bioactivities in longan.The aim of this study is to investigate the antioxidant activities of the Arillus longanae due to the heating processing.
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