> > Mint tea hasn't got caffeine -- it's herbal.
Technically, the tea plant is a herb as well...
> Actually, Mint Tea does have caffeine, by definition. All Tea
> does, since tea leaves have caffeine. You can decaffinate
> teas, but it's not a given. Most "herbal teas" out there are
> really "teaseinnes" (spelled wrong, but I've never seen it
> spelled
), which are tea-like infusions and don't have caffeine.
I drink Rooibosch Tea (redbush tea) which is "caffeine free", and also claims to be low tannin.
Maybe you are refering to a "tisane", which is (I think) from the French, where as "tea" is from the Chinese (maybe via the Dutch). You guessed I have an interest in etymology, didn't you? [grin]
(Me, pedantic? Noooo.)
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
Technically, the tea plant is a herb as well...
> Actually, Mint Tea does have caffeine, by definition. All Tea
> does, since tea leaves have caffeine. You can decaffinate
> teas, but it's not a given. Most "herbal teas" out there are
> really "teaseinnes" (spelled wrong, but I've never seen it
> spelled
), which are tea-like infusions and don't have caffeine.I drink Rooibosch Tea (redbush tea) which is "caffeine free", and also claims to be low tannin.
Maybe you are refering to a "tisane", which is (I think) from the French, where as "tea" is from the Chinese (maybe via the Dutch). You guessed I have an interest in etymology, didn't you? [grin]
(Me, pedantic? Noooo.)
--
"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind