Alternative Tea

tea (te)

1. Camellia sinensis or its dried leaves, which contain caffeine, theophylline, tannic acid, and a volatile oil. Tea is either green or black depending on the curing method.

2. a decoction of these leaves, used as a stimulating beverage or soothing drink for various abdominal discomforts. Green tea has been used for prevention of dental caries and is also used in traditional Chinese medicine, ayurveda, and homeopathy.

3. any decoction or infusion.

tea

Etymology: Chin, ch'a

1 a beverage prepared from the leaves and leaf buds of an evergreen shrub, Thea sinensis. A member of the camellia family, the plant is grown mainly in Asia. Its pharmacologically active components include caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, and tannin.

2 maté tea, a caffeine beverage prepared from the leaves of Ilex paraguayensis, a shrub grown in South America.

3 See cannabis.

tea [te]

1. the dried leaves of Thea chinensis, containing caffeine and tannic acid, or a decoction thereof.

2. any decoction or infusion.

tea

Mainstream medicine A 'clear liquid' prepared as an infusion from various leaves, used for rehydration, or to 'bind' Pts with diarrhea

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Q. What is better for you tea or coffee? I like to drink both tea and coffee, but which is healthier for me and has less caffeine?

A. tea is much better than coffee because tea has antioxidants,which help the body,coffee does not and coffee has more caffine than tea.

Q. Have you heard of CoD(tm) Tea and Nutritional System to treat cancer? Does it apply to brain cancer too? There have already been 6 brain tumors. A friend told me about this tea that's supposed to help, in addition to chemo, against malignant tumors. Have any of you heard of it? If it works, why is there so little research about it?

A. TalTalK, it seems like you've been through such an ordeal. How are you coping with it all?
Even though JustinTheBrave's answer wasn't very encouraging you should never lose hope, and know that we are all here for you.

Q. what are the advantages of drinking tea while suffer from, sore throat, over a common pill??? i that case , what are the advantages of Alternative,"akk" - grandmother medicine , over the developed and more based treatments of the new world ?

A. actually if you drink hot tea with lemon,and a touch of honey.soothes a soar throat,you can also put whiskey init.

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