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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}}
== 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}}
== Uses List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==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"/>
== 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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