Black, green, oolong, and white tea come from the Camellia sinensis plant — also known as the tea plant. The leaf extract is the oil from its leaves (1). Camellia sinensis or tea leaf extract has ...

SEATTLE AND SURROUNDING locales are chockablock with camellias. It seems like every home in Seattle built before the 21st century was required to have at least one. Somehow these camellias are almost ...

"Generally, the more oxidized the tea, the longer and/or hotter you want to steep the tea," Richolt says. "With white and ...

I very much enjoyed Tom Hancock’s report from Wuyishan, China (“Special brew — wealthy Chinese push up the price of luxury tea leaves”, July 14) and would like to share one small detail. The tea plant ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. About the time ancients in the Mediterranean basin ...

The North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) and the Indian Tea Association (ITA) have welcomed the FDA's certification of Camellia sinensis tea as a healthy beverage. This landmark verdict supports the ...

To date, studies on catechin biosynthesis have mainly focused on the influence of light, 24,25 drought, 26 high ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels, 27 low temperature, 28 and pathogen infection, 29 as ...

Anogenital warts (condylomata acuminata) are benign, proliferative growths occurring in the genital, perineal, anal, and perianal areas. As well as occurring externally, lesions can also occur in the ...

If there was ever a plant that was considered royalty in southern landscapes the camellias would undoubtedly be it. They have been grown in our gardens for over 200 years. With origins in Asia, it is ...