Herbal tea
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Herbal teas or herb teas, technically known as herbal infusions and less commonly called tisanes, are beverages made from the infusion or decoction in water of any herbs, spices, or other plant materi
"Hibiscus Delight", made from hibiscus flowers, rose hips, orange peel, green tea, and red raspberry leaf, steeping
Butterfly-pea flower tea. The one on the right has had lime juice added, making it turn purple.
A promotional french poster for "Tisane Gauloise", by Paul Berthon
Herbal tea in a glass teapot and cup
Tea
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Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by infusion of hot or boiling fresh water with fresh or cured leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia that originated in the borderland
Herbal tea
…material (except tea leaves). Many herbs used in teas/tisanes are also used in herbal medicine and in folk medicine. Herbal teas are not technically a tea because they are not brewed from the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). The term "herbal tea" is often used to distinguish these infusions from true teas…
Longjing green tea being infused in a gaiwan
Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) from Köhler's Medicinal Plants, 1897
A 19th-century Japanese painting depicting Shennong: Chinese legends credit Shennong with the invention of tea.
Tea with ingredients, China