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The Global Matcha Research Library

641 papers, trials, theses and preprints that study matcha, gathered from PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC, tagged by study type and topic, and linked back to every source. We keep abstracts and citations; the full text stays with its publisher.

Tip: use "quotes" for an exact phrase, OR between alternatives, and a minus to leave a word out, for example fluoride OR pesticide. Related words are matched too, so “EGCG” also finds “epigallocatechin.”

7 studies match for “Disease Models, Animal”

2021Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea Alleviates Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice by Regulating Lipid Metabolism and Inflammatory Responses.

Zhou J, Yu Y, Ding L, et al. — Nutrients

… underlying mechanisms of its control effects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are complicated and remain elusive. In the present study, we performed an in vivo experiment using male C57BL/6 mice fed with a high-fat diet …

Animal studyMetabolism and weightInflammation and immunityAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 48×
2025Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea Improves Cafeteria-Diet-Induced NAFLD by Modulating the Gut Microbiota in Rats.

Chong HC, Tang ST, Tseng YC, et al. — Nutrients

… resistance (IR), inflammation, and gut dysbiosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) induced by a cafeteria diet. Methods: Forty-eight 7-week-old male Wistar rats were divided into six groups (n = 8), including a control group …

Animal studyMetabolism and weightGut and microbiomeInflammation and immunityCited 1×
2021Journal articleFree to read

Evaluation of Matcha (Camellia sinensis) and Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Efficacy Against Utero-Ovarian Injury in Rats.

E Megahd H, M S Gabal A — Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS

<b>Background and Objective:</b> Female infertility and reproductive problems have increased worldwide. Medical treatment of such conditions has high costs with various side effects. Alternative medicine, essentially herbal…

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsMetabolism and weightCited 5×
1999Journal article

Inhibition of urinary bladder tumors induced by N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine in rats by green tea.

Sato D — International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association

… of rats and remained present for 5 weeks. In one experiment, six groups of animals received either tap water, green tea, matcha, hojicha, oolong tea or black tea from week 6. In a second experiment, three groups of rats received …

Animal studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerMetabolism and weightCited 44×
2026Journal article

Anxiolytic-like effects using adult zebrafish, bioaccessibility and phenolic profile of matcha and sugarcane beverages.

Tavares TRP, De Menezes FL, De Brito Araújo AJ, et al. — Nutritional neuroscience

Background: This work presents the development of functional beverages for brain health support formulated with matcha, sugarcane juice, and medicinal plants chamomile (CT) and lemon balm (LB) tea extracts. Methods: For this, the…

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressSkin, oral and dentalFood products and applications
2026Journal articleFree to read

FROM CAFFEINE TO CATECHINS: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF THE COMPARATIVE AND SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF COFFEE AND MATCHA ON HUMAN HEALTH

Małgorzata Cherek, Natalia Marzec, Natalia Krupa, et al. — International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science

… compounds has led to increased scientific interest in their potential role in disease prevention and cognitive enhancement. Matcha is a finely ground powder obtained from green tea leaves (Camellia sinensis) and is traditionally utilized …

Systematic review / meta-analysisCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenols
2021Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea Powder does not Prevent Diet-Induced Arteriosclerosis in New Zealand White Rabbits Due to Impaired Reverse Cholesterol Transport.

Hunjadi M, Sieder C, Beierfuß A, et al. — Molecular nutrition & food research

Introduction: Green tea is associated with decreased risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke. Matcha is a special kind of powdered green tea known for its use in the Japanese tea ceremony. Due to its influence on lipoprotein parameters, …

Animal studyMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureProcessing, milling and qualityCited 10×

How this library is built

Every record comes from three open scholarly indexes — PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC — searched for the word “matcha.” Records are merged by DOI and PubMed ID so each study appears once. A paper is kept only if matcha appears in its title, abstract, author keywords or subject terms and the text is about tea or food, which filters out the surname Matcha, software called Matcha, and the Scandinavian verb “matcha” (to match).

Study type and topic tags are assigned automatically from each paper's own title, abstract and subject terms using fixed keyword rules — no guesses, and papers without an abstract are marked as unclassified. Automatic tagging is imperfect, so treat tags as a way to narrow a search, not as a verdict on a paper's quality. A study being listed here is not an endorsement of its findings.

Coverage: this is every indexed paper that names matcha, not every study of green tea or its compounds (those are far more numerous). Papers that mention matcha only in passing are hidden by default. Work that never uses the word “matcha,” and publications outside these indexes, are not included. The library was last rebuilt October 20, 2026.

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