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ROOIBOS AND HONEYBUSH: TEA INDIGENOUS TO SOUTH AFRICA

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ROOIBOS AND HONEYBUSH: TEA INDIGENOUS TO SOUTH AFRICA

  Rooibos and Honeybush are the perfect partners for a delicious, health-promoting and thirst quenching beverage! While both these popular indigenous South African teas have been used by local cultures for centuries, the continual scientific evidence is now proving their numerous health benefits. Honeybush, an indigenous shrub from the Cape fynbos biome, contains essential minerals and antioxidants. Fast facts about Honeybush Scientific name: Cyclopia meyeriana, it owes its name to the yellow, honey-scented flowers that cover the bushes during spring and is part of South Africa’s unique fynbos biome. The use of Honeybush tea was first documented in 1705. The...

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