茶多酚是茶叶中30多种多酚类化合物的总称,是从茶叶中提取的一种天然多酚类复合物,是茶叶的主要有效成分,约占茶叶干质量的25%,具有重要作用的生物活性,有较广的药用价值。综述了茶多酚的分离提取方法和在食品、医药、畜牧业等领域的应用,并对茶多酚的应用前景进行了展望。 Tea polyphenols is more than 30 kinds of polyphenols in tea in general, is extracted from tea, a natural polyphenols compounds, is the main active ingredient of tea, tea accounted for about 25% of the dry mass, has an important role Biological activity, a wide range of medicinal value. The methods of separation and extraction of tea polyphenols and their applications in food, medicine, animal husbandry and other fields were reviewed. The prospects of the application of tea polyphenols were also discussed.