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In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

  
  Organic Honeybush Tea
Honeybush (Cyclopia intermedia) is a native shrub to the Cape of South Africa.
Now large-scale organic crops have replaced wild gathered Honeybush to help curb the exponential demand for this fabulous beverage, this is great news for the local habitat that might have been ravaged to supply such a demand.
Honeybush is a fermented tea with a smooth taste and lacking the typical bite found in most green and fl teas.
www.botanical.com /products/learn/honeybush.html   (307 words)

  
 Honeybush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Honeybush (scientific name Cyclopia intermedia), or 'Heuningbos' in Afrikaans, is commonly used to make an infusion in the same manner as tea.
South Africa's University of The Free State found Honeybush an effective aid for constipation and a mild relaxant.
Honeybush contains virtually no caffeine (< 0.01% compared to 3.3% in ceylon tea), and is low in tannin (0.45% compared to 30% in ceylon tea).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Honeybush   (167 words)

  
 Honeybush: Healthful beverage tea from South Africa
Honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) is indigenous to the cape of South Africa (1, 2).
Most of the honeybush tea is still collected from wild populations, but cultivation has become necessary with the rapid growth of the industry (forcing collectors to travel further into poorly accessible areas) and with the demand for more uniform product.
Honeybush tea is sometimes consumed with milk and sugar as is done with fl tea, but to appreciate the delicate sweet taste and flavor, no milk or sugar should be added.
www.itmonline.org /arts/honeybush.htm   (2019 words)

  
 Honeybush Tea Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Honeybush tea is an indigenous herbal tea to South Africa, having a pleasant taste and flavour.
According to Kies (1951), the earliest mention of the honeybush plant in botanical literature was in 1705.
Honeybush tea plant is easily recognized by its trifoliolate leaves, single-flowered inflorescences and sweetly scented, bright yellow flowers with prominent grooves on the standard petal, a thrust-in (intrusive) calyx base and two bracts fused at the base around the pedicel.
www.rooibos.ch /honeybush_info.html   (440 words)

  
 Antimutagenic and Cancer-modulating Properties of Two Unique South African Herbal Teas, Rooibos and Honeybush.
Honeybush tea (Cyclopia intermedia), another traditional South African herbal beverage receiving prominent attention, occurs in certain regions of the Western and Southern Cape.
The earliest mention of the honeybush plant in botanical literature was in 1705.
Honeybush tea is made from the leaves, stems as well as flowers of several species of Cyclopia.
www.mrc.ac.za /promec/antimutagenic.htm   (611 words)

  
 Honeybush and Other Herbal Products from Herbal Teas International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Honeybush herbal tea is a fragrant herbal infusion prepared from the honey-scented flowers, leaves and stems of the Cyclopia herb, an indigenous South African fynbos plant found in the Cape Mountain regions.
Honeybush is ideal as a single herb tea or as a blending ingredient for fruit and flavor infusions.
Honeybush is a fragrant herbal infusion prepared from the honey-scented flowers, leaves, and stems of the Cyclopia plant.
www.rooibos.us /honeybush/index.htm   (356 words)

  
 Honeybush Tea Information
Harvesting of honeybush tea was traditionally done during the flowering period, but with the increasing demand, some of the major producers were forced to extend the harvesting period to late summer.
Honeybush tea is a herbal infusion and many health properties are associated with the regular consumption of the tea.
Honeybush tea is normally consumed with milk and sugar, but to appreciate the delicate sweet taste and flavour, no milk or sugar should be added.
www.rooibos.ch /honeybush.html   (2588 words)

  
 Honeybush Tea - Savannah Imports; Trophy
Honeybush has distinctive, deep yellow honey-scented flowers and belongs to the same family as the Rooibos tea.
With it's exceptional pleasant taste and aroma, honeybush tea is all natural, free of any preservatives, artificial coloring or stimulants.
A blend of finest wil and cultivated organic honeybush.
www.savannahimports.com /honeybush.htm   (140 words)

  
 Simpson & Vail: Herbal Tea Honeybush Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Honeybush tea is a fragrant herbal infusion prepared from the honey-scented flowers, leaves and stems of the Cyclopia plant, an indigenous South African fynbos plant found in the Cape Mountain regions.
Honeybush tea is normally consumed with milk and sugar, but to appreciate the delicate sweet taste and flavor, no milk or sugar should be added.
Honeybush tea is an herbal infusion and has many health properties associated with the regular consumption of tea.
www.svtea.com /hrbl_honeybushinfo.htm   (474 words)

  
 Stash Tea: Stash Honeybush Herbal Tea
Honeybush herbal tea, a cousin of Rooibos, is native to the Cape of South Africa.
The Honeybush is handcut by groups of harvesters who use sickles (a curved metal blade on a short handle).
The Honeybush is then moved to the processing plant where it is placed in a large stainless steel tank.
www.stashtea.com /w-111205.htm   (363 words)

  
 Dragonfly Teas - The history of Rooibosch tea
Honeybush (cyclopia) tea is a small typical fynbos shrub that is easy to miss when it is not in flower but spectacular in spring when it is a mass of yellow flowers.
Most Honeybush is still collected in the wild and there is now a serious problem caused by uncontrolled and unsustainable harvesting which is destroying the wild stock.
Honeybush is one of the few of the world’s food crops that are still grown in the wild, in a world of rich flora and fauna where eagles soar and leopards pace the land.
www.dragonfly-teas.com /allabouttea/historyofhoneybush   (476 words)

  
 Honeybush Original   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In pilot projects, scientists and farmers decided that the cultivation of the Honeybush could be used as a source of income for the poor areas in the east and western Cape provinces.
Today, Honeybush tea is commercially cultivated in around 35 locations thus protecting the growth of the wild plants.
Honeybush tea is best enjoyed without milk and sugar although a few drops of lemon juice could be added and, by the way, as a cold drink or mixed with fruit juice it is a healthy and delicious thirst quencher.
www.venalicia.co.uk /en/catalogue/t000074.htm   (448 words)

  
 Honeybush Tea | Cyclopia | Sweet Herbal Infusion
Honeybush tea (not to be confused with rooibos) is a deliciously fragrant herbal infusion prepared from the flowers and leaves of cyclopia species which grow only in the mountain regions of the Cape, in South Africa.
In addition, Honeybush tea is known to have numerous other health benefits: it is low in tannin, stimulates milk production in nursing mothers, acts as an expectorant and an antioxidant, possesses antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties, and heals minor skin ailments.
All our honeybush tea is sourced directly from a Honeybush job creation project at Haarlem, a subsistence farming community in the Langkloof, South Africa.
www.intabateas.com /honeybush-tea.shtml   (252 words)

  
 The Honeybush Miracle
Honeybush tea is brewed for the perfect cuppa as you would any other tea; although you're advised to let Honeybush infuse a little longer than usual.
Honeybush may also be brewed on the stove in teapot and left to simmer without becoming bitter.
Strong Honeybush tea is also useful as a base for sauces and marinades; and enhances natural flavours when added to any vegetable stew or casserole.
www.jorbins.com /food-drink-magazine/articles/honeybush-herbal-tea.php   (701 words)

  
 Herbs from around the world
Written records of honeybush date back some 300 years, when it is believed that the Koi and San tribes of South Africa gathered the plant from the wild to partake of its sweet flavor and soothing properties.
Honeybush grows in the coastal regions of the Eastern and Western Cape and is harvested during the flowering season, which for the aforementioned varieties is September and October.
Once the honeybush turns dark brown in color and develops its trademark sweet aroma, it is spread out on canvas to dry in the sun, generally for one to two days.
www.biznet1.com /herbs/Africa   (4787 words)

  
 Red Tea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Red tea and honeybush tea are rich in flavor and heritage -- South Africans have used red tea for centuries as a nourishing and refreshing drink, and honeybush has long been enjoyed as a soothing tonic.
Honeybush tea is made from the honeybush's leaves and bright yellow flowers, which exude a pleasing, honey-like scent that gives the plant its name.
Honeybush tea is naturally sweet and offers health benefits similar to red tea; it is low in tannins, high in antioxidants, and contains trace amounts of minerals.
www.yenra.com /red-tea   (351 words)

  
 New world Tea - honeybush   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A caffeine-free infusion, Honeybush is full-bodied with hints of honey, toasty notes and a jammy finish.
Indigenous to South Africa, honeybush was discovered in the 1700's when local inhabitants realized that the flowers, stems and leaves from this plant could be used to make a drink that had a pleasant taste with honey-like flavor.
Currently, honeybush is harvested from natural populations - meaning it is harvested from plants that grow wild on the plains and in the hills.
store.newworldtea.com /16082.html   (171 words)

  
 African Red Tea Imports Organic Tea Honeybush -- 20 Tea Bags - Price Angel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Honeybush Herbal plant is indigenous to a small mountainous region in the “Longkloof” area of Cape Town.
Honeybush Tea is a herbal tea that is caffeine free and very low in tannic acid.
Honeybush tea drinkers in South Africa claim that is has a calming effect, is a natural diuretic and has healing effects on certain skin ailments.
www.angelcabaretbar.com /p/810737000095.html   (343 words)

  
 About Honeybush
In addition to making an upscale, high fashion statement, each of the five teas in each packet are wrapped in individual boxes the shape of a triple-size sugar cube.
„Honeybush is the "sister" of Rooibos (Redbush), both mild, but full-bodied herbs harvested from shrubs grown in high elevations of the cape region in South Africa.
„The Honeybush is a plant that only grows in the high mountains of the Western and Eastern Cape regions of South Africa.
www.opencoffee.com /honeybush.htm   (312 words)

  
 Timeless Teas Inc -- What is Honeybush Tea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Honeybush is a unique indigenous South African plant (fynbos).
Honeybush tea has been used longer than Rooibos tea and is produced almost exclusively in the wild.
Honeybush can be used on the skin for rashes and irritations.
www.timeless-teas.com /2.htm   (207 words)

  
 Honeybush Tea
Honeybush herbal tea is high in natural anti-oxidants, minerals and rare trace elements, low in tannin and virtually Caffeine Free.
Compared to the fermented Honeybush, the green HoneyBush is much higher in anti-oxidants, according to a on-going preliminary study being conducted by the Edel Therapeutics in Geneva-Switzerland.
Honeybush tea is also low in tannin and rich in pinitol, which acts as an expectorant.
www.port-trading.com /honeybush_tea.html   (502 words)

  
 Honeybush Tea - Organic Honeybush Tea is caffeine free
Although it is not clear whether the bush was used for consumption in those days, it can be assumed that the local inhabitants soon realized the health giving properties of the tea in their search for natural herbs and medicines (33).
De Nysschen et al found 1995 three major phenolic compounds in honeybush tealeaves: a xanthone c-glycoside, mangiferin and O-glycosides of hesperitin and isosakuranetin, two flavanones (39).
In the spring of 2001, the first large scale South African plantation dedicated to the cultivation of honeybush began operation in the town of Haarlem.
www.montegotea.com /honeybush.htm   (2762 words)

  
 Rooibos African Red Tea Imports - Rooibos Tea Company - Organic rooibos tea, the anti-aging tea - Health Benefits
Honeybush is indigenous to the Southern and Western Cape and although commercially harvested and processed the commercial cultivation of Honeybush is still being researched and it is doubtful whether any substantial results would be obtained in this regard in the near future.
This means that for the present Honeybush is harvested in its natural habitat in a totally unpolluted environment and further processed under very strict supervision and according to very strict hygienic standards.
This makes Honeybush of considerable value especially in cases of cardiac and digestive problems in children where stimulants and tannin should be avoided as far as possible.
www.africanredtea.com /health-honeybush.html   (373 words)

  
 Fynbos Tea - HoneyBush and Rooibos teas
Delicious honey-fragrant Honeybush tea (Cyclopia intermedia) wild-harvested in the mountains of the Eastern Cape, consisting of: 20 x 3gram teabags packed in a foil pouch with beautiful highgloss artistic box as per photo.
Delicious honey-fragrant Honeybush tea (Cyclopia intermedia) wild-harvested in the mountains of the Eastern Cape, consisting of: 250gram loose tea packed in a polypropylene pouch as per photo The loose tea packets are packed 10 per carton.
Blended on a bed of Honeybush tea to allow for palatability and aroma, all four herbs have a long recorded history of usage for digestive and diuretic purposes, and in the treatment of inflammatory conditions such as rheumatism, arthritis, and allergies.
www.finebushpeople.co.za /farmstore/catalog/fynbostea.htm   (973 words)

  
 Honeybush, Lemon Myrtle, Hoodia Gordonii, Rooibos, and Other Herbal Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Honeybush is a fragrant herbal infusion prepared from the honey-scented flowers, leaves and stems of the Cyclopia plant, an indigenous South African fynbos plant found in the Cape Mountain regions.
All Honeybush herbals are pastuerized and processed to the same internationally recognized specifications as our Rooibos products.
Today, medical science is discovering the compounds naturally present in Honeybush that make it a popular beverage for those who want to enhance their health through nutrition and lifestyle.
www.rooibos.us /honeybush/indexHB.htm   (352 words)

  
 Honeybush Tea
Honeybush Teas are packed with Vitamin C, potassium, calcium and magnesium, isoflavones, coumestans.
Honeybush Tea is a naturally sweet, mellow and deep red herbal "tea" that is not made from tea leaves but from an herb that has been cultivated by the indigenous people of South Africa for hundreds of years.
Honeybush Tea contains no caffeine, has many of the same health benefits as Rooibos Tea and makes a superb iced tea or a soothing, delicious hot herbal infusion.
www.cookscorner.net /Tea/honeybushandmate.html   (205 words)

  
 Honeybush Hocus Pocus Tea (Honey Delight) - Decaf
Honeybush and Rooibos Tea The next pursuit of fine teas and herbs led The Great Tea Wizard™ to South Africa — home of Honeybush and Rooibos.
Honeybush Hocus Pocus™ tea combines Honeybush and Rooibos with Natural Honey flavor for a unique, out-of-this-world elixir.
Naturally caffeine free with low tannin content, Honeybush Hocus Pocus™ tea is easy on the tummy as well as the taste buds.
www.betterlife.com /prod_home_page.asp?prod_id=19674   (163 words)

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