This document discusses several natural health drinks including acai berry juice, green tea, goji berry juice, noni fruit juice, amla juice, and wheatgrass juice. It describes the source and botanical information for each drink, provides their nutritional composition, and lists their various health benefits such as increased energy, improved immune function, antioxidant effects, and more. The document concludes by citing several references for further information on the health impacts of these natural beverages.

1. HEALTH DRINKS OF NATURAL ORIGIN
Prepared By- Nabarun Mukhopadhyay
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacognosy
Bapuji Pharmacy College
Davangere

2.  Drinks are the fast developing area of functional foods.
 The fruits and vegetable juices have shown health benefits.
 These health drinks are fortified with Vitamin A,C, E and
antioxidants.

3. There are many health drinks which are prepared from natural
resources like
Acai berry juice
Green Tea
Goji berry juice
Noni fruit juice
Amla juice
Wheatgrass juice

4.  SOURCE- It is prepared from the fruit of acai palm tree
Euterpe oleraca belonging to the family Arecaceae.
 Brief Description
 The fruit commonly known as acai berry is a small, round,
black purple in colour and about 25 mm in size.

7.  Can Help You Sleep Better
 Can Increase Your Energy Level
 Can Improve Your Resistance To Disease
 Can Even Help In Healing Ulcers
 Can Help In Relieving The Symptoms Of
Asthma
 Improve The Function Of The Immune Cells

8.  SOURCE- It is obtained from Camellia sinensis belonging
to the family Theaceae.
 BRIEF DESCRIPTION-
 Green tea leaves are initially processed by soaking in
an alcohol solution, which may be further
concentrated to various levels; byproducts of the
process are also packaged and used.

9. COMPOSITION OF GREEN TEA
Catechins
(Astringency component in tea)
Caffeine
(Bitterness component in tea)
Theanine
Vitamins
Vitamin C
Vitamin B2
Folic acid
β-carotene
Vitamin E
Saponins
Fluorine
γ-aminobutyric acid （GABA）
Minerals
(Potassium, calcium, phosphorus,
manganese, etc.)
Chlorophyll

11.  SOURCE- It is known as Indian Gooseberry, it
is prepared from the fruit of Phyllanthus
emblica belonging to the family
Euphorbiaceae.
 BRIEF DESCRIPTION- It is green coloured fruit
changes to yellow or brick red at maturity
and its taste is sore and astringent.

12. HEALTH BENEFITS OF AMLA JUICE

13.  SOURCE- It is obtained from the fruit Morinda
citrifolia belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
 BRIEF DESCRIPTION-It is also known as
cheese fruit or Indian mulberry.

15. SOURCE- Wheatgrass is a food prepared from the freshly sprouted first
leaves of common wheat.

16.  Wheatgrass is a source of potassium, dietary
fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E (alpha
tocopherol), vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin,
niacin, vitamin B6, pantothenicacid, iron, zinc,
copper, manganese and selenium.
 Wheatgrass is also a source of protein (less than
one gram per 28 grams).

19.  Source- Goji berry, or wolfberry is the fruit of either
the Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense, two closely
related species of boxthorn in the
nightshade family, Solanaceae
 DESCRIPTION- The Berry is bright orange-
red, ellipsoid berry 1–2 cm in diameter. It is mainly
available in northern and southern part of China.

20. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
•Cinnamic acids
•Chlorogenic acid
•Coumaric acid
•Ferulic acid
•Flavonols Hyperoside
•Isoquercitrin
•Quercetin
•Rutin
•Benzoic acids
•Ellagic acid
•Gallic acid
•Catechin
•Epicatechin
•Ellagitannins Castalagin
•Vitamin C

21.  Anti-Aging
 Defend Your Brain
 Increase Energy Levels
 Revitalize Muscles
 Blood-glucose Regulation
 Preserve Your Eyesight
 Fortify Immune System
 Prevent Heart Disease

22. References
Https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/benefits-of-acai-berries
https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/amla-juice-benefits-when-
bitter-is-better-1282906
West BJ, Deng S, Isami F, Uwaya A, Jensen CJ. The Potential
Health Benefits of Noni Juice: A Review of Human Intervention
Studies. Foods. 2018;7(4):58. Published 2018 Apr 11.
doi:10.3390/foods7040058.
Ma ZF, Zhang H, Teh SS, et al. Goji Berries as a Potential Natural
Antioxidant Medicine: An Insight into Their Molecular Mechanisms
of Action. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019;2019:2437397. Published
2019 Jan 9. doi:10.1155/2019/2437397.