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Camellia sinensis - Syamaparni

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'''TeaCamellia sinensis''' is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of evergreen plant that grows mainly in tropical and subtropical climates. Some varieties can also tolerate marine climates and are cultivated as far north as Cornwall in the United Kingdom, Perthshire in Scotland, Washington state in the Camellia sinensisUnited States, an evergreen shrub native to Asiaand Vancouver Island in Canada. After waterIn the Southern Hemisphere, it tea is grown as far south as Hobart on the most widely consumed drink Australian island of Tasmania and Waikato in the worldNew Zealand. There are many different types of tea; some teas ==Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens{{Uses|Sore throats}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, have a cooling{{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. ==Chemical Composition==Fresh leaves from Assam contain 22.2% polyphenols, slightly bitter17.2% protein, and astringent flavour4.3% caffeine, while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet27.0% crude fiber, nutty0.5% starch, floral or grassy notes3.5% reducing sugars<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}}
Tea originated in Southwest China==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||Bright green, shiny, where it was used as often with a medicinal drink.hairy underside}}<ref name="intLeaf"/> It was popularized as a recreational drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and tea drinking spread to other East Asian countries.
== Description =Flower=== Camellia sinensis is an evergreen plant that grows mainly in tropical and subtropical climates. Some varieties can also tolerate marine climates and are cultivated as far north as Cornwall in the United Kingdom{{Flower|Unisexual||Yellow|5-20|Scented, Perthshire occurring singly or in Scotland, Washington state in the United States, and Vancouver Island in Canada. In the Southern Hemisphere, tea is grown as far south as Hobart on the Australian island clusters of Tasmania and Waikato in New Zealand.two to four}}
Tea plants are propagated from seed and cuttings; about 4 to 12 years are needed for a plant ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Brownish-green||Brownish-green, containing one to bear seed and about three years before a new plant is ready for harvesting. In addition to a zone 8 climate four spherical or warmer, tea plants require at least 127 cm (50 in) of rainfall a year and prefer acidic soils. Many high-quality tea plants are cultivated at elevations of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level. Though at these heights the plants grow more slowly, they acquire a better flavour.flattened seeds|With hooked hairs|many}}
A tea plant will grow into a tree of up to 16 m (52 ft) if left undisturbed, but cultivated plants are generally pruned to waist height for ease of plucking. Also, the short plants bear more new shoots which provide new and tender leaves and increase the quality of the tea.===Other features===
== Uses List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
*Dried and cured leaves widely used for a beverage, which has a stimulant effect due ==Where to caffeine.<ref nameget the saplings====Mode of Propagation=="uses"/>*Tea extract is used as a flavor in alcoholic beverages, frozen dairy desserts, candy, baked goods, gelatins{{Propagation|Seeds}}, and puddings (Leung, 1980){{Propagation|Cuttings}}. Air-dry tea seed yields a clear golden-yellow oil resembling sasanqua oil, but the seed cake, containing saponin, is not suitable for fodder.<ref name="uses"/>
==Common How to plant/cultivate==Landscape Uses: Specimen. Prefers a woodland soil but thrives in a warm open well-drained loam if leafmould is added<ref name=="How to plant/cultivate"/>
* '''English''' - Tea ==Commonly seen growing in areas==* '''Kannada''' - ತೇಯಕು * '''Hindi''' - चाय{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
== References Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery>
==References== <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://bookshort.googlepurdue.coedu/newcrop/duke_energy/Camellia_sinensis.inhtml "chemistry"]</books?idref> <ref name=gxCBfNmnvFEC&pg=PT31&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false The Story of Tea"Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide828548-1 "description"]</ref> <ref name="usesHow to plant/cultivate">[https://hortwww.purduepfaf.eduorg/newcropUser/duke_energy/Camellia_sinensisPlant.html aspx?LatinName=Camellia+sinensis "Camellia Sinensiscultivation detail". Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plants Products. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 26 October 2010.]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Camellia_sinensis__(Tea_Plant).htm Camellia sinensis on bionet EAfrinet]*[https://enwww.fast-growing-trees.com/Camellia-sinensis-Tea-Plant.htm Camellia sinensis-grow your own tea]* [http://www.wikipediamissouribotanicalgarden.org/wikiPlantFinder/Tea TeaPlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d521 Camellia sinensis on missoiru botonicalgarden]
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