Articles, tagged with "tea plant", page 5
31st August 2009
A good many of us take nutritional supplements these days for a variety of reasons, chief amongst them is the fact that our daily diet is devoid or lacking the full range of nutrients are body needs to stay in optimal health. So what's the connection to g...
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Author:
Peter Foremski
18th August 2009
How many times do we just want to drink tea after a heavy meal, but are then bombarded with all the various tea flavours that we get lost. This article answers that need.
What you should always remember is that there are only four types of tea.
1) B...
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Author:
sumesh
18th August 2009
Green tea extract comes from the tea plant and is made from the green tea it produces. Green tea is simply les processed than black tea though they both come from the same tea plant. A major difference between green tea and black tea is that green tea is ...
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Author:
Dil Lee
02nd July 2009
Nowadays tea is just a second class citizen. This couldn't be farther from the truth. The Chinese have been imbibing teas for centuries and also utilizing them to cure diseases. Still, the West is waking up and we now have an amazing variety, including ...
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Author:
Sandra Fierling
13th May 2009
Although green tea is widely accepted throughout the world as an aid to beat the bulge, taking steps to lose weight on a white tea diet is still unknown to many.
However, dieters will be pleased to know that the latest research on the nutritional value...
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Author:
Brian Worley
14th April 2009
Chinese tea - Plant description:
Green, black, and oolong tea are all derived from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Originally cultivated in East Asia, this plant grows as large as a shrub or tree. Today, Camellia sinensis grows throughout A...
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Author:
Chinese Tea
03rd April 2009
Chinese has been drinking tea for approximately 4,000 years. Along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar, the Chinese considered tea as one of the seven necessities to begin a day.
Types of Tea
The Chinese tea may be classified into f...
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Author:
Jonas Smith
25th March 2009
All tea leaves are green when harvested. High in the Himalayas, tea pickers are hard at work, plucking only young and the most flavorful leaves from the plant, called Camellia sinensis. Although tea plants flourish in tropical climate, the best organic bl...
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Author:
Jonas Smith
25th March 2009
The first cup of tea was made from loose leaf black tea. As legend goes, Emperor Shen Nung of China was boiling water one day when the leaves of a nearby plant came loose and fell into his pot. And that was how the first cup of tea was made.
Of course...
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Author:
Jonas Smith
25th March 2009
Black tea is one of the "true" tea varieties. "True," because, based on the information on black tea, the leaves used for this beverage come from the Camellia sinensis plant, as opposed to a cornucopia of herbs (more accurately known as tisane, e.g. chamo...
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Author:
Jonas Smith
25th March 2009
It is said that the first tea originated in China some 4,000 years ago. The legend goes like this:
Emperor Shen Nung in 2737 B.C. was boiling some water for drinking one day when some leaves of a nearby plant fell into his pot. After drinking the beve...
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Author:
Jonas Smith
25th March 2009
A lot of people tend to worry about the green tea caffeine content. While the health benefits are good, they don't want to consume caffeine in any way. This situation is easy to remedy, though. But before we get to that, first we need to understand the de...
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Author:
Frank Langella
13th March 2009
Ceylon black tea, like other "true" tea types, come from the tea plant called Camellia sinensis. But what sets black tea apart from its cousins is the way it is processed.
Where green tea is steamed but never oxidized, and white and oolong teas are on...
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Author:
Jonas Smith
13th March 2009
The basis of black tea nutrition is simple but true: Antioxidants promote well-being. The more antioxidants you consume, the better to boost your body's natural disease prevention processes.
The Camellia sinensis plant where black tea and all other "r...
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Author:
Jonas Smith
13th March 2009
Tea is only second to water as the most commonly consumed beverage in the world. In case you haven't noticed, this is good news because based on several recent studies, tea actually offers important health benefits.
All tea come from the same plant, c...
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Author:
Jonas Smith