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Getting to know Herbals
The rule is a simple one, if it’s tea it must come from the Camllia Sinensis plant. So what of peppermint tea or chamomile tea? Well, strictly speaking they’re not tea at all, but infusions or, for the truly pretentious, tisanes.
Our view is they make a great cuppa in their own right and so are worthy of the tea title. They also have their own unique health boosting properties.
Chamomile
Chamomile is one of the oldest favourites amongst garden herbs and its reputation as a medicinal plant shows little signs of abatement.
Peppermint
Loved by the Greeks and Romans who would crown themselves with peppermint at their feasts, as well as adorn their tables with its sprays; they also found enough left over to flavour both their sauces and their wines with its essence.
Yerba Mate is a small evergreen tree or shrub of the Holly family, native to the subtropical highlands of northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil.
Rooibos
Rooibos tea, which is also known as red tea or Redbush tea is a soothing drink, sweet and nutty in taste, naturally caffeine free and low in tannin. It comes from the leaves of the Rooibos plant, which only grow in the Cedar Valley, deep in the heart of South Africa.
Honey Bush
Like Rooibos, this is another South African wonder bush, although slightly sweeter in taste. The name comes from its scented yellow flowers which emit a distinctly honey scent. According to tradition the best tea is harvested during the flowering period.
Lemongrass
Lemongrass is a perennial tufted grass with long, sharp-edged blades andt grows in dense clumps in tropical or subtropical climates. The plants last three to four years and are harvested every three to five months.
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