🌿Western Herbalism
Green Tea
Camellia sinensis
About Green Tea
Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) is a herb used in the Western Herbalism tradition to help with Antioxidant, Weight Loss, Cholesterol, and Heart Health, among 2 other conditions it addresses. The leaves are the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. It is of the genus Camellia (Chinese: 茶花; pinyin: Cháhuā, literally: "tea flower") of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. Common names include "tea plant", "tea shrub", and "tea tree" (not to be confused with Melaleuca alternifolia, the source of tea tree oil, or Leptospermum scoparium, the New Zealand teatree).
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Leaves · internal