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What is white tea

Well, you probably heard about white tea. But what is White tea?

Actually white tea is a non fremented tea (similar to green tea) made from the new buds and tea leaves (same as herbal green tea). But these tea leaves are protected from the sunlight as they grow in order to limit chlorophyll production.

PS: 

I have not found confirmation about low chlorophill contents. However confirmed the fact about very young tea buds and sometimes  young tea leaves.

Green tea can decrese depression!

Japanese researches has found that drinking green tea may lead to decrease of depression level. This positive green tea effect is linked with theanine - amino acid prsented in green tea.

By the way this antidepressant effect not associated with drinking of black tea or organic oolong tea. This is additional evidence that caffeine is not the cause here.

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Most popular uses of herbal teas

Herbal teas used by many to remedy a variety of common health problems. Heare some of its most popular uses of herbal dieting teas.

There is a trend for those with high blood pressure to reach for Red Clover to aid their regimen. Chronic respiratory problems find comfort with Mullein. Milk Thistle is used as a detoxifying agent for the liver. Lavender is a popular sleep aid among those suffering from insomnia.

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Special tea pot required for brewing green tea

Very important advice about drinking green tea. This is true for all green teas including organic oolong tea

If you have no suitable tea ware, pick up some Asian tea cups and a tea pot as well – you should not use the same tea pot that you use to make ordinary black tea. Asian tea flavors are delicate and deserve their own tea pot.

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Strawberry Sencha green tea

Strawberry smile - subtle sencha is a delight with the addition of strawberries and lychee fruit. It seems like strawberries are smiling to you from your cup. Keep your eye out for jasmine blossoms and rose petals. Great green tea mix.

Home grown tea plantation

More and more of Assam fermers as well as other citizens start to growing tea instead of vegetables and fruits. For farmers growing tea leaves is a good stable income source. For others this is a modern trend.

Anyway Assam currently produces around 480 million kg of tea. Around 30 percent of this comes from small tea growers.

'More than 900,000 people are involved in the small tea growing business in Assam. Almost 250, 000 hectares of land is covered for such plantations. They contribute to 29 percent of the total tea produced by Assam, which is 14 percent of the total tea production of India,' the official added.

Hmmm, i think may be i will start some small tea garden too!

So, i will brew some good home grown tea from my mega green tea plantation very soon! :)