茶多酚（tea polyphenol）又稱茶鞣質(zhì)，是茶葉中多酚類物質(zhì)的總稱，也是茶葉中有藥理和保健功能的主要成分之一。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)茶多酚具有抗氧化、抗炎、抗腫瘤、抗輻射、抗高血脂、延緩衰老等藥理和保健作用，有關(guān)茶多酚的研究目前已成為藥學(xué)領(lǐng)域的研究熱點。查閱近年來國內(nèi)外關(guān)于茶多酚藥理研究的文獻(xiàn)，簡要闡述其藥理作用，為新藥研發(fā)提供依據(jù)。

Tea polyphenol, also called tea tannin, is the the general name of polyphenols in tea and is one of the constituents with pharmacological and healthy functions in tea. Researches on tea polyphenols show that there are many pharmacological and healthy effects in tea polyphenol, such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, radioprotective, antihyperlipidemic, and anti-aging effects. Tea polyphenol has become a hot research topic in pharmaceutical field. This article introduces pharmacological effects of tea polyphenols based on the domestic and overseas literatures in order to provide the reference for the research and development for new drug.