Endemic Mountain Tea (Sideritis dichotoma Huter): Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities, Mineral Content by ICP-MS and Phytochemical Content by LCHR-MS.

Endemic Sideritis dichotoma Huter, herbal tea, is used for colds, coughs and digestive ailments. Since at least 25 % of the active ingredients of pharmacological drugs are obtained from plants, it is important to investigate many plants, both traditionally used and whose potential hasnt yet been discovered, before they disappear. When the results compared to other Sideritis species, it has better antioxidant activity in DPPH⋅ scavenging activity, Fe and Cu reducing capacity methods and is also rich in minerals, necessary for human body, K, Mg, Ca, P, S.

The importance of antioxidants and place in today's scientific and technological studies.

Antioxidants have become scientifically interesting compounds due to their many benefits such as anti-aging and anti-inflammatory. Today, it is still used in many areas. In food technology, antioxidants are added to many foodstuffs in order to enrich the foods and eliminate the problems.