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Herbal Tea: Rooibos

Rooibos tea is a type of herbal tea made from the Aspalathus linearis plant, a legume native to South Africa. It is often called South African red tea or just red tea, owing to the red color of both the dry leaf and brewed tea. It is also called redbush tea or bush tea, although it must be distinguished from "Honeybush Tea", a similar tea from the same region made out of a different plant. The tea is made of both stems and leaves, and the dry leaves and stems have a very fine texture.

Rooibos has a distinctive flavor; it is less bitter than most tea. Like most herbal teas, it contains no caffeine.

Rooibos is traditionally fermented, much like black tea. More recently, however, people have begun to manufacture green rooibos, which is produced similarly to green tea. Rooibos is frequently used in herbal tea blends, which we list under flavored rooibos. Rooibos is also frequently mixed with black, green, or other teas; such blends are listed under miscellaneous blends.

Cultivation, Climate Change, and Poverty:

Rooibos grows only in a small region of the West Cape province of South Africa. Efforts to cultivate it outside this area have proved unsuccessful, as it is dependent on the region's unique climate, soils, and other components of the ecosystem. Rooibos production is being threatened by climate change, and many farmers of rooibos live and operate in extreme poverty, complicating measures to adapt to the changing climate.[1]

Health Benefits:

Rooibos is frequently promoted as having antioxidant activity comparable to that of tea; a study validated this for both green and red rooibos.[2] In addition, rooibos is widely used in traditional medicine for respiratory ailments such as asthma. A study on rats found significant dose-dependent bronchodilatory effect, providing a sound basis for its use in treating respiratory conditions.[3]

Examples of this style of tea: (29 including sub-styles - hide)

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	Tea:	Brand:	Region:	# Ratings:
	Red Tea (Rooibos)	Stash Tea	?????	0
	African Rooibos	Twinings	South Africa	0
	Organic Rooibos Tea	Equal Exchange	South Africa	0
	Organic Wild Rooibos Pyramid Tea	Equal Exchange	South Africa	2
	BA20: South African Rooibos (Red Bush) Superior Organic	Upton Tea Imports	South Africa	1
	Rooibos - Red Mellow Bush™	Numi Organic Tea	South Africa	0
	Green Rooibos - Sweet African Red	Numi Organic Tea	South Africa	0
	Green Rooibos (Green Bush)	Rishi Tea	South Africa	1
	Rooibos (Red Bush)	Rishi Tea	South Africa	0
	Rooibos	Adagio Teas	South Africa	1
	BA02: South African Green Rooibos (Red Bush) Superior Organic	Upton Tea Imports	South Africa	1
	Red Rooibos	Drink The Leaf	South Africa	0
	Rooibos Herbal Tea	Bellevue Tea	South Africa	1
	South African Rooibos Organic Tea	Teavana	South Africa	0
	Double Red Rooibos Tea	Upton Tea Imports	South Africa	0
	Fashionable Red Green	The Tea Set	South Africa	0
	Sweet Sunny Rooibos	The Tea Set	South Africa	0
	Organic Rooibos	Harney and Sons	South Africa	0
	Rooibos Natural	Lupicia	South Africa	0
	Organic Pure Rooibos Tea Bags	Taylors of Harrogate	South Africa	0

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