Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring boiling hot water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.(Camellia sinensis is the species of plant whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce the popular beverage tea) After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly bitter, astringent flavour which many people enjoy.

Tea catechins have known anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective activities, help to regulate food intake, and have an affinity for cannabinoid receptors, which may suppress pain and nausea, and provide calming effects.
The cultivation and brewing of tea in India has a long history of applications in traditional systems of medicine and for consumption. However, commercial production of tea in India did not begin until the arrival of the British East India Company, at which point large tracts of land were converted for mass tea production.

Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring boiling hot water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.(Camellia sinensis is the species of plant whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce the popular beverage tea) After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly bitter, astringent flavour which many people enjoy.

Tea catechins have known anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective activities, help to regulate food intake, and have an affinity for cannabinoid receptors, which may suppress pain and nausea, and provide calming effects.
The cultivation and brewing of tea in India has a long history of applications in traditional systems of medicine and for consumption. However, commercial production of tea in India did not begin until the arrival of the British East India Company, at which point large tracts of land were converted for mass tea production.