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'''Tea''' is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to Asia. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. There are many different types of tea; some teas, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour, while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes.
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'''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, Perthshire 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 of Tasmania and Waikato in New Zealand.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Fresh leaves from Assam contain 22.2% polyphenols, 17.2% protein, 4.3% caffeine, 27.0% crude fiber, 0.5% starch, 3.5% reducing sugars<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
  
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Tea originated in Southwest China, where it was used as a medicinal drink.<ref name="int"/> It was popularized as a recreational drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and tea drinking spread to other East Asian countries.
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||Bright green, shiny, often with a hairy underside}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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== Description ==
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual||Yellow|5-20|Scented, occurring singly or in clusters of two to four}}
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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, Perthshire 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 of Tasmania and Waikato in New Zealand.
 
  
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Tea plants are propagated from seed and cuttings; about 4 to 12 years are needed for a plant to bear seed and about three years before a new plant is ready for harvesting. In addition to a zone 8 climate 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.
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Brownish-green||Brownish-green, containing one to four spherical or flattened seeds|With hooked hairs|many}}
  
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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.
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===Other features===
  
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== Uses ==
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
  
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*Dried and cured leaves widely used for a beverage, which has a stimulant effect due to caffeine.<ref name="uses"/>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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*Tea extract is used as a flavor in alcoholic beverages, frozen dairy desserts, candy, baked goods, gelatins, and puddings (Leung, 1980). 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"/>
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
  
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==Common name==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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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"/>
  
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* '''English''' - Tea
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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* '''Kannada''' - ತೇಯಕು
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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* '''Hindi''' - चाय
 
  
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== References ==
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
  
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==References==
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<ref name="int">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gxCBfNmnvFEC&pg=PT31&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false  The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide]</ref>
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<ref name="uses">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Camellia_sinensis.html "Camellia Sinensis". Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plants Products. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 26 October 2010.]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Camellia_sinensis.html "chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1 "description"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Camellia+sinensis "cultivation detail"]</ref>
 
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Camellia_sinensis__(Tea_Plant).htm Camellia sinensis on bionet EAfrinet]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea Tea]
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* [https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/Camellia-sinensis-Tea-Plant.htm Camellia sinensis-grow your own tea]
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d521  Camellia sinensis on missoiru botonicalgarden]
  
 
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Tea

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, Perthshire 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 of Tasmania and Waikato in New Zealand.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Fresh leaves from Assam contain 22.2% polyphenols, 17.2% protein, 4.3% caffeine, 27.0% crude fiber, 0.5% starch, 3.5% reducing sugars[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Bright green, shiny, often with a hairy underside

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Yellow 5-20 Scented, occurring singly or in clusters of two to four

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Brownish-green Brownish-green, containing one to four spherical or flattened seeds With hooked hairs many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Landscape Uses: Specimen. Prefers a woodland soil but thrives in a warm open well-drained loam if leafmould is added[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "chemistry"
  2. ↑ "description"
  3. ↑ "cultivation detail"

External Links

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