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"Out of all the forms of tea, instant tea has the least amount of catechins. • Bottled teas start off with low levels of flavonoids, and tend to lose potency over time. • Decaffeinated tea is a good option, though it has about ten percent fewer phytochemicals than tea with caffeine. • Store tea in a cool, dark cabinet in an air- and moisture-tight container such as a glass jar. PREPARATION AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS: • Green and white teas are best brewed at a lower temperature (around 80 degrees Fahrenheit). If the water is too hot the tea leaves will burn, leaving a bitter taste." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"The other modern development, instant tea, is a complete failure. No process has produced a drink which approximates the real thing as closely as do the better instant coffees. In fact instant tea bears no relation at all to properly made tea. "A good cup of tea" is becoming more and more difficult to find unless it is made by a devotee at home." - Henry Hobhouse, Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind (Get the book.)

"The root is sold in many forms: as a whole root or root pieces, which are either untreated or blanched; as a powder or powdered extract; as a liquid extract or concentrate; in granules for instant tea; as a tincture; in an oil base; and in tablets and capsules. These products should not contain sugar or added color, and should be pure ginseng. Many supplement manufacturers add ginseng to combination products, but these often contain such low amounts that they may not be effective. Wakunaga of America distributes several high-quality Korean and Siberian ginseng products." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Tea preparations: Because of their sour taste and red color, roselle flowers are a popular component in fruit teas for drinking hot or cold, available in filter tea bags and also as instant tea, usually in combination with rose hips (q.v. Rosae pseudofructus). Additionally, roselle flowers are used in herbal tea combinations indicated for respiratory tract conditions and for stimulating appetite. In some teas, the drug is used only as a taste corrective or ornamental component. Excerpt from the German Commission E monograph (BAn% no." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.) "Tea preparations: Numerous manufacturers offer senna leaf tea as a monopreparation in loose pack or in filter tea bags and also in instant tea form. In North America, senna leaf is also an active component of a few stimu- H H Rhein anthrone Fig. 3: Leaf epidermis with mainly paracytic stomata. Fig. 5: Lower leaf surface of Cassia auriculata (adulterant) with a long and dense pubescence. Fig. 6: Lower leaf surface of Cassia senna with short stiff trichomes. | 50 pm 50 jjm | Fig." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.) "Tea preparations: Black tea is offered by numerous manufacturers in many varieties, including flavored types, in loose pack as well as in filter tea bags and as instant tea (water soluble dried extracts). Pu-Erh-Tea, which has been aggressively marketed for some time as a "new fat killer" has been shown to be an ordinary black tea [25]. Phytomedicines: None. Regulatory status Canada: Natural Health Product (with claims). Food in absence of claims (§B.20.002 and B.20.003). U.K.: Not entered in the General Sale List. U.S.: Dietary supplement (with claims). Food in absence of claims." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.) "Sante Naturelle Tisane Diure-tique, in combination with birch leaf, buchu leaf, uva ursi leaf, among others), also in filter tea bags and as instant tea (e.g. Harntee 400 Tee Granulat; in addition to numerous other extracts, 100 g contains 470 mg extract of Graminis rhizoma, drug-to-extract ratio 7:1, solvent: water). Couch grass rhizome is a component of three Blasen-Nieren-Tee (bladder and kidney tea) formulas (I, IV, and VII), which are approved nonprescription drugs in the German Standard License monographs." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.)

"PHOSPHONOMETHYL)GLYCINE • An herbicide used in animal feed, imported olives, palm oil, soybean oil, dried tea, and instant tea. FDA's residue allowances: 30 ppm in molasses, sugarcane; 0.1 ppm in palm oil; 0.1 ppm in olives; 1 ppm in dried tea; 4 ppm in instant tea. Moderately toxic by ingestion. PHOSPHORIC ACID • A colorless, odorless solution made from phosphate rock. Mixes with water and alcohol. A sequestering agent (see) for rendered animal fat or a combination of such fat with vegetable fat." - Ruth Winter, Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E (Get the book.)

"In fact instant tea bears no relation at all to properly made tea. "A good cup of tea" is becoming more and more difficult to find unless it is made by a devotee at home. Picking apart, the raw material is handled like alfalfa, bundled into huge machines, reduced to a blended dust, and then packed in little bags whose paper often imparts taste and whose contents only produce an infusion with coarse strength and lots of color. Subtle tea is as far from the bag as is a bottle of plonk from a chateau-bottled claret." - Henry Hobhouse, Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind (Get the book.)

"Instant Tea Like instant coffee, instant tea is made by spray drying a tea infusion. See Twig Tea. Tea Kvass See Kombucha. Tea Mushroom See Kombucha. TEF Teff, T'ef (Eragrostis tef) In the rugged Simian Mountains, at the source of the Blue Nile, grows a tiny cereal grain, tef. This prized Ethiopian staple was virtually unknown outside of Ethiopia until this century. Tef is so small that-150 grains weigh the same as a single kernel of wheat. For a grain, it has a uniquely sweet and robust flavor." - Rebecca Wood, The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating (Get the book.) "Buy only water-processed decaf tea. • instant tea Like instant coffee, instant tea is made by spray drying a tea infusion. See Twig Tea. Tea Kvass See Kombucha. Tea Mushroom See Kombucha. TEF Teff, T'ef (Eragrostis tef) In the rugged Simian Mountains, at the source of the Blue Nile, grows a tiny cereal grain, tef. This prized Ethiopian staple was virtually unknown outside of Ethiopia until this century. Tef is so small that-150 grains weigh the same as a single kernel of wheat. For a grain, it has a uniquely sweet and robust flavor." - Rebecca Wood, The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"SOME TEA TIPS ¦ Brewed tea confers more health benefits than instant tea. ¦ Tea bags are as potent as loose tea in their health benefits. ¦ Brew tea for at least three minutes. ¦ Squeeze the brewed tea bag to almost double the polyphenol content. ¦ Add a wedge of lemon or lime with the rind for a polyphenol boost. ¦ If you're caffeine sensitive, reduce brewing time to one minute or so. ¦ Avoid drinking extremely hot tea. ¦ The flavonoids degrade with time, so it's best to drink freshly brewed tea that's hot or quickly iced." - Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews, SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life (Get the book.)

"Flavor-enhanced tea has essential oils or flavorings, such as almond, mint, cinnamon or citrus, added to increase its flavor. instant tea is made using herbs that have been quickly dried in a high-heat chamber. This removes their water but retains most of their properties and flavor, making the tea very concentrated. instant tea is then added to a substance that dissolves easily, such as lactose or dextrin, to increase its bulk. tinctures Tinctures, also called herbal extracts, are a concentrated liquid form of herbal medicine." - Kathi Keville, Herbs for Health and Healing (Get the book.)

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