SC - OT Octane was brewing

[margali]

>    Some friends and I were discussing this very subject just last
> night.
> The topic was actually about Green Tea.  One lady believed that the
> term
> "green tea" referred to ANY dried leaf that was used to make tea, such
> as
> Mint, Raspberry, and Comfrey leaves, as long as they produced a green
> colored tea.  The other lady and I believe that the term "Green Tea"
> refers
> specifically to the leaves of the Camelia plant which is used in
> making tea,
> only when processed in such a way as to produce "green" tea,
> otherwise, the
> same leaves (when processed differently) produce a Black Tea, which
> has
> different medicinal properties.  We surmised that the term "tea" came
> from
> China, and we have adapted it to cover several types of beverage, when
> in
> fact it originally perhaps referred only to the Camelia leaf tea.  Do
> you
> happen to have information which might confirm or deny these
> assumptions?
> Information would be greatly appreciated.
>
> -Laurene

Green tea refers only to the leaf of the cammelia being only dried
rather that 'fermented' then dried to make a black tea. try the website
www.bandbtea.com, stuart the teamaster has a wonderful font of knowledge
about teas, that being his source of income, go figure.
margali

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