苦丁茶是我国南方各民族长期饮用的一类植物代用茶。 在贵州, 苦丁茶原植物有 6 科 6 属9 种, 主流品种为木樨科女贞属植物粗壮女贞〔Ligustrum robustum (Roxb .)Bl.〕。 分析了贵州 5种苦丁茶植物叶的主要化学成分并和绿茶进行了对比, 分析结果表明, 苦丁茶类植物是一种营养成分含量丰富, 不含咖啡因的营养保健的功能性饮料新资源。
 

Kuding Tea as a famous traditional drinking tea was used in southern China for a long time.In Guizhou , there are 9 species w hich belo ng to 6 families and 6 genera are used as its original materials.Among them , Ligustrum robustum (Roxb .)Bl .have a wide distribution and rich in plant resources .Comparing with the green tea  , the chemical compositions and contents of leaves in five original species of Kuding Tea had been analysed , no detectable amount of caffeine w as found , total flavonoids were hig hter than g reen tea, other nutrient constituents were also plentiful .Kuding Tea is a new resources of functional drinking with good effect on health and curation .