Tea is a beverage that is loved and consumed in many parts of the world.In many homes, it is served during breakfast.However, it is also consumed at other intervals, throughout the day. Many people hospitable people serve their visitors with a cup of tea. During functions such as office meetings, family gatherings, and parties, participants are served a cup of tea. True to the saying that anytime is tea time. People love tea because of its unique taste, flavor and aroma.It is made by steaming the leaves of specific shrubs or trees. Tea producers crush dried tea leaves to produce finer particles.The leave product is further packaged into small teabag sachets, ready for use.Tea is also produced from the flowers, stems and roots of some trees.To enhance the flavor of tea, some people add the juices of certain fruits.This could include a piece of lime, lemon or orange fruit. Some use ginger to spice up the tea.
The tree that produces the diverse tea ingredients come from different parts of the globe. The different plants produce diverse flavors and taste. Some of this flavors include the hibiscus tea, black tea, white tea, green tea, oolong tea, camellia tea, soursop tea and letpet fermented tea. The users of tea beverage gain more than flavor and taste as the products have got known health benefits. Some of the tea varieties as used as alternative treatment for cancer.Many other tea products have antioxidant properties and hence clean the body systems of toxins.Tea products contain vitamins and minerals.The green tea variety is said to promote the functions of the heart and to prevent heart diseases. Interestingly, not all the varieties of tea products contain caffeine.
The soursop tea is a remarkable variety of the tea family.It is made from the leaves of a fruit tree known as graviola, soursop, guyabano or Annona muricata tree.This tree is famous for the soursop fruit that it produces. The fruit is green on the outside but produces a white, sweet-sour pulp on the inside. The tree flourishes in parts of Africa and Asia. In this geographical area, it is found growing as a wild tree. People quickly recognize the fruit but are less familiar with the leaves. The leaves are used as a tea ingredient. The leaves are chopped or ground to produce soursop tea. The next step is to add hot water to the chopped leaves. This produces a sweet-scented cup of vanilla tasting the tea.The soursop tea does not contain caffeine.
The soursop tea variety is normally used as an alternative treatment for cancer. In some parts of the world it is used to fight cancer tumors. Nonetheless, no scientific body has proven this to be a fact.