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My Article is on Herbal tea

Heather's Comments
10/13- Great start, Ashton! Mother Earth News might not be accepted by Wikipedia...and anyway, you have many other good choices. Here is one: '' Perry, Sara, and Alison Miksch. The New Tea Book : A Guide to Black, Green, Herbal, and Chai Tea. Rev. and updated [ed.] ed., Chronicle Books, 2001. '' Our main campus library has it! (And check with Chico Center library to have it sent here.) Here's another one that you'll need to request from another library (ask Rachel for help):Ramawat, K. G. Herbal Drugs : Ethnomedicine to Modern Medicine. See how you do with those (can you update burdock or any of those that have no uses listed?)

10/26- Wow wow wow. Keep it up!!

10/31- No updates for 10/27 deadline. Make sure you move everything you changed, with citations to main space by this Sunday 11/3.

Ashton's Work Log

 * September 23, 2019: Chose Article Topic: Herbal Tea
 * September 25, 2019: Read and explored a few links within the article, browsed talk page and figured out what I want to add (1 hour)
 * September 28, 2019: Copied and pasted part of the article I want to modify, researched info on Biography in Context, found a reliable source, paraphrased some notes on the origins of herbal tea (2.5 hours)
 * September 29, 2019: Researched major varieties of tea, found two more reliable sources (1.5 hours)
 * October 6, 2019: Added the content I wanted to contribute, added citations and added wiki links to my History contribution (1 hour)
 * October 20, 2019: Added information to "burdock" and "bael fruit" from scientific/medical journals, deleted unreliable source known as Mother Earth News (1 hour)
 * November 3, 2019: Moved my contributions from my sandbox to Herbal Tea Wikipedia page, which included my findings for History, Burdock, Bael Fruit, Ginseng: added citations and references. (1.5 hours)

Ashton's add-on's: History
Camellia Sinesis, the tea plant, has been grown for around 5000 years. The plant is a member of the family Theacae, its origins dating back to China and Southeast Asia. According to ancient Chinese legend, the drink was made accidentally by King Shen Nong (around 2700 b.c.e). Despite the legend, it is documented that the Chinese have been using herbal tea as a medicine dating back to around 2000 years ago. The habitual consumption of tea grew in Asia and eventually European explorers brought it home to Europe in the 17th century. Herbal tea then became a staple in British and Irish culture during that time. Tea is widely consumed all over the world today.

Major varieties[edit]
While varieties of tisanes can be made from any edible plant material, below is a list of those commonly used for such:


 * Anise tea, made from either the seeds or the leaves
 * Asiatic penny-wort leaf, in South Asia and Southeast Asia
 * Artichoke tea
 * Bael Fruit tea, utilized for its antibacterial properties which can be effective in treating diarrhea, dysentery, ulcers, as well as respiratory infections
 * Bee Balm
 * Boldo, used in South America
 * Burdock, the seeds, leaves, and roots have been used to increase blood circulation and treat skin disorders in addition to some cancers, diabetes, and AIDS
 * Cannabis tea, used in the preparation of Bhang
 * Caraway, tea made from the seeds
 * Catnip, tea used as a relaxant, sedative, and to calm
 * Chamomile, commonly used for sore stomach, irritable bowel syndrome, and as a gentle sleep aid. It is also used as a mild laxative and is anti-inflammatory and bactericidal.
 * Che Dang, very bitter tea made from Ilex causue leaves
 * Chinese knot-weed tea
 * Chrysanthemum tea, made from dried flowers, is popular with Chinese Dim sum
 * Cinnamon
 * Coca tea, infusion made from coca leaves. Contains trace amounts of cocaine and similar alkaloids. In some countries where coca is illegal, products marketed as "coca tea" are supposed to be decocainized, i.e., the pharmacologically active components have been removed from the leaf using the same chemicals used in manufacturing cocaine.
 * Cacao bean tea
 * Coffee-leaf tea, coffee fruit tea, and coffee blossom tea are herbal teas made using the leaves, fruits and flowers of the coffee plant
 * coffee bean tea, a tisane made from the seeds of the coffee plant
 * Cerasse, bitter Jamaican herb
 * Citrus peel, including bergamot, lemon and orange peel
 * Dandelion coffee
 * Dill tea
 * Dried lime tea, made from dried limes, is popular in western Asia
 * Echinacea tea
 * Elderberry
 * European Mistletoe (Viscum album), (steep in cold water for 2–6 hours)
 * Essiac tea, blended herbal tea
 * Fennel
 * Gentian
 * Ginger root, can be made into herbal tea, known in the Philippines as salabat
 * Ginseng, popular tea in China and Korea, commonly used as a stimulant and as a caffeine substitute.
 * Goji, popular and very simple to prepare tea
 * Hawthorn
 * Hibiscus (often blended with rose hip), a popular tea alternative in the Middle East which is drunk hot or cold. Hibiscus tea is also consumed in Okinawa, and used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine (see Hibiscus health benefits). It is also used in Roselle (see below.)
 * Honeybush, similar to rooibos and grows in a nearby area of South Africa, but tastes slightly sweeter. Has a low tannin content, no caffeine.
 * Horehound
 * Houttuynia
 * Hydrangea tea, dried leaves of hydrangeas; considerable care must be taken because most species contain a toxin. The "safe" hydrangeas belong to the Hydrangea serrata Amacha ("sweet tea") Cultivar Group.
 * Jiaogulan, (also known as xiancao or poor man's ginseng)
 * Kapor tea, dried leaves of fireweed
 * Kava root, from the South Pacific, commonly used for its effects in promoting talkativeness and relaxation. As well, kava extracts may be an effective alternative to tricyclic antidepressants and benzodiazepines for the treatment of anxiety disorders.
 * Kratom, dried leaves of the Kratom tree, drank for its medicinal and stimulant effects.
 * Kuzuyu, is a thick white Japanese tea made by adding kudzu flour to hot water
 * Labrador tea, made from the shrub by the same name, found in the northern part of North America.
 * Lemon Balm
 * Lemon and ginger tea
 * Lemon grass
 * Luo han guo
 * Licorice root
 * Lime blossom, dried flowers of lime tree (Tilia in Latin).
 * Mint, especially peppermint (also mixed with green tea to make mint tea)
 * Moringa
 * Mountain Tea, a very popular tea in the Balkans and other areas of the Mediterranean region. Made from a variety of the Sideritis syriaca plant which grows in warm climates above 3,000 feet. Records of its use date back 2,000 years.
 * Neem leaf
 * Nettle leaf
 * New Jersey Tea
 * Noni tea
 * Oksusu cha, traditional roasted corn tea found in Korea.
 * Olive leaf tea
 * Osmanthus tea, dried flowers of the sweet olive tree are used alone or blended with tea leaves in China.
 * Pandan Tea
 * Patchouli tea
 * Pennyroyal leaf, an abortifacient
 * Pine tea, or tallstrunt, made from needles of pine trees
 * Poppy tea, drank for its sedative and analgesic properties
 * Qishr, Yemeni drink with coffee husks and ginger
 * Red clover tea
 * Red raspberry leaf
 * Barley tea, East Asian drink with roasted barley
 * Roasted wheat, used in Postum, a coffee substitute
 * Rooibos (Red Bush), reddish plant used to make an infusion and grown in South Africa. In the US it is sometimes called red tea. It has many of the antioxidant characteristics of green tea, but because it does not come from tea leaves, it has no caffeine.
 * Rose hip (often blended with hibiscus)
 * Roselle petals (species of Hibiscus; aka Bissap, Dah, etc.), consumed in the Sahel and elsewhere
 * Rosemary
 * Sagebrush, California Sagebrush
 * Sage
 * Sakurayu, Japanese herbal tea made with pickled cherry blossom petals
 * Salvia
 * Sassafras roots were steeped to make tea and were used in the flavoring of root beer until being banned by the FDA.
 * Scorched rice, known as hyeonmi cha in Korea
 * Skullcap
 * Serendib (tea), tea from Sri Lanka
 * Sobacha
 * Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) leaves used to make a tea by some native peoples of eastern North America
 * Spruce tea, made from needles of spruce trees
 * Staghorn sumac, fruit can be made into a lemonade
 * Stevia, can be used to make herbal tea, or as a sweetener in other beverages
 * St. John's Wort
 * Thyme, contains thymol, an antiseptic used in mouthwashes such as Listerine.
 * Tulsi, or Holy Basil, in English
 * Turmeric tea
 * Uncaria tomentosa, commonly known as Cat's Claw
 * Valerian is used as a sedative.
 * Verbena (Vervain)
 * Vetiver
 * Wax gourd in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
 * Wong Lo Kat, recipe for herbal tea from Canton, China since Ching Dynasty
 * Woodruff
 * Yarrow

I would like to add citations to chamomile and ginseng...