herbal tea
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Herbal tea is a beverage made by steeping herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water. It's a common drink consumed around the world, though the specific reasons people drink it and its effects can vary depending on the type of plant material used.
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Research
3,231 papers- Herbal tea, a novel adjuvant therapy for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022
- Herbal Teas and their Health Benefits: A Scoping Review.Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2019
- Effects of Camellia tea and herbal tea on cardiometabolic risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2022
- A comparative review on the anti-nutritional factors of herbal tea concoctions and their reduction strategies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022
- Herbal tea and hypoadrenalism.Australian journal of general practice · 2022
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"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.
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 material that is not derived from the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). Many herbs used in teas/tisanes are also used in herbal medicine and in folk medicine. Herbal teas are not technically teas because they are not brewed from the tea plant.