South Africa’s climate, which is temperate and semi-arid, is suitable for the production of two indigenous South African teas, rooibos and honeybush. These two unrelated species are endemic to the Western Cape Province in South Africa.
Both of these teas in South Africa can be used as green (unfermented) or as ‘normal’ tea and have medicinal qualities, in part due to high levels of antioxidants.
Tea plantations in South Africa also produces a small volume of ‘true’ tea (Camellia sinensis) in the high rainfall provinces of the Eastern Cape and Limpopo.
By Marinda Louw
Buchu, a fragrant fynbos shrub commonly found in the Cape Floral Kingdom of the Western Cape, has been used for centuries for its medicinal ...
Honeybush is the name of an indigenous fynbos shrub in South Africa. The plant is a member of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family and has yell...
The caffeine-free rooibos tea of South Africa, also known as red tea, is reputed to have medicinal properties. Rooibos tea benefits include...