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This is a list of culinary herbs and spices. Specifically these are food or drink additives of mostly botanical origin used in nutritionally insignificant quantities for flavoring or coloring . This list does not contain fictional plants such as aglaophotis , or recreational drugs such as tobacco .
Often herb tea, or the plain term tea, is used as a reference to all sorts of herbal teas. Many herbs used in teas/tisanes are also used in herbal medicine and in folk medicine . These "teas" do not usually contain any true tea ( Camellia sinensis ), but some herbal blends do contain true tea (e.g., the Indian classic masala chai ).
perennial herb culinary, tea, medicinal Chamomile: Matricaria chamomilla (and related species) Asteraceae: perennial herb: culinary, tea, medicinal, fragrance: flowers Tea tree oil: Melaleuca alternifolia: Myrtaceae: tree or tall shrub medicinal, fragrance oil from leaves toxic if eaten: Lemon balm: Melissa officinalis: Lamiaceae: perennial herb
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The plant is an ingredient in some recipes for essiac tea. Research has found no benefit for any human health conditions. [160] Trigonella foenum-graecum: Fenugreek: It has long been used to treat symptoms of menopause, and digestive ailments. More recently, it has been used to treat diabetes, loss of appetite and other conditions. [161]
Tea drinking may have begun in the region of Yunnan, where it was used for medicinal purposes. It is believed that in Sichuan, "people began to boil tea leaves for consumption into a concentrated liquid without the addition of other leaves or herbs, thereby using tea as a bitter yet stimulating drink, rather than as a medicinal concoction." [5]
Masala chai is composed of three major components: masala, chai (or tea), and milk. Recipes and preparation of chai can vary by geography and by family. One way to prepare masala chai is by gently boiling water with spices in a pot. Tea is then added to the pot and brewed to preference.
Although many teas are still scented or flavored directly with flowers, herbs, spices, or even smoke, teas with more specialized flavors are usually produced through the addition of flavorings or perfumes. This is particularly true for tea blends with pronounced fruit or flower aromas, which cannot be achieved with the original ingredients.
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