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[[File:SriLanka TeaHarvest (pixinn.net).jpg|thumb|right|''Tea'']]
'''Camellia sinensis''' is an evergreen plant that . It grows mainly in tropical and subtropical climates. Some varieties can also tolerate marine climates and are cultivated as far north as Cornwall in the It is native to 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==
{{Uses|heart diseasesHeart problems}}, {{Uses|teeth Teeth from decay}}, {{Uses|dysenteryDysentery}}, {{Uses|hepatitisHepatitis}}, {{Uses|bacterial Bacterial dysentery}}, {{Uses|gastro-Gastro enteritis}}, {{Uses|cutsCuts}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|burnsBurns}}
==Parts Used==
==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.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಚಹ Chaha, ಚಹಾ Chahaa|ml=Teyila|sa=Syamaparni|ta=Tey|te=Teyaku|hi=Cay|en=AgrimonyTea plant}}<ref name="Common names"/> ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Kashaya, Tikta===Guna===Lakhu, Rooksha===Veerya===Ushna===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava===
==Habit==
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|tropicalTropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|meadowsMeadows}}, {{Commonly seen|tolerate Tolerate marine }}.
==Photo Gallery==
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File:OdermennigCamellia sinensis 05.jpg|LeavesFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02Green tea leaves.jpg|New leavesImageFile:Tea flower10.JPG|FlowerFile:Tea Leaves and Nut.jpg|FruitFile:Teestrauch Detail.jpg|Tea plantationFile:Agrimonia eupatoria Camellia sinensis MHNT.BOT.20042016.12.024.jpg|Seeds
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[httpshttp://hortgbpihedenvis.purduenic.eduin/newcropPDFs/duke_energyGlossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemistry]</Camellia_sinensis.html ref> <ref name="chemistryLeaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1 Description]</ref>
<ref name="LeafCommon names">[http://powowww.scienceflowersofindia.kew.orgnet/catalog/taxonslides/urnTea.html#:lsid:ipni.org~:text=Camellia%20sinensis%20%2D%20Tea&text=Tea%20plant%20is%20an%20evergreen,with%207%20to%208%20petals Common names:828548-1 "description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Camellia+sinensis "cultivation Cultivation detail"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Theaceae]]