Tea
Safe with pregnancy
This is a drink made by pouring hot water onto fresh or dried leaves of the tea plant. It is the second most common drink after water. It is easy to make and commonly available. Tea drinking, either as an individual action or social event, promotes health and social wellbeing
Caution
It is safe to drink
Hot tea may burn or scald
Herbal teas are different from this regular tea that is commonplace
Therapy for:
Rehydration
Refreshment
Relaxation
Warming up
Social interaction
Good sleep
Health promotion
Antioxidant supply
Associated with good heart health
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Tea may be classified according to region
- China, Japanese, African, Indonesian, Darjeeling or Assam
It may also be classified by maufacturing process;
- Green tea: unfermented, the most natural. (may also have more health benefits)
- Oolong tea: partially fermented
- Black tea: fermented
Tea leaves contain about 4% caffeine, a stimulant
It contains Tannins; a colourless, bitter-tasting chemical that gives tea its sharp taste
The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, has been cultivated and used by humans for about 5,000 years
Safe with diabetes
Safe with children
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