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Chamomile Tea and Sleep
Updated: Oct. 11th, 2018
An overview of the research on chamomile tea and its benefits for sleep, including quality, side-effects, and history of traditional use.

Single Origin Teas
Updated: Aug. 28th, 2018
A single origin tea is a tea that has been grown and produced in a specific region; this article explains the reasons for buying single origin teas.

Grades of Tea
Updated: Aug. 28th, 2018
A key for the system of letters (OP, FOP, BOP, FTGFOP, etc.) used in one system of tea grading.

Styles, Types, & Varieties of Tea

Tea: black, green, oolong, white, Pu-erh, Flavored: Chai, Earl Grey, Jasmine, Herbals: Rooibos, Mate, ...

Yunnan Red
Updated: Oct. 5th, 2018
Yunnan red, or dian hong, is a black tea from Yunnan province in China, often described as having a peppery quality.

Peppermint Tea
Updated: Oct. 4th, 2018
Peppermint is a popular variety of mint, a hybrid of spearmint and watermint, widely used both in candy and herbal teas.

Fruit Black Tea
Updated: Jun. 18th, 2018
Fruit black tea is black tea that has been flavored with fruit, with extracts, fruit juice, dried fruit, or other means.

Tea Producing Countries and Regions

China: Fujian, Yunnan, Anhui, Zhejiang, India: Darjeeling, Assam, Japan, Ceylon, Taiwan, Kenya, ...

Shuangjiang, Yunnan, China
Updated: Oct. 5th, 2018
Shuangjiang is an autonomous county in Lincang Prefecture of China's Yunnan province, which produces Pu-erh tea.

Mengla, Yunnan, China
Updated: Sep. 25th, 2018
Mengla county is the easternmost county in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China, and an important producer of Pu-erh.

France
Updated: Apr. 23rd, 2018
France does not produce tea, but it produces numerous herbs used in blending with tea. The country has an active and diverse tea culture.

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