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The tea we drink and know so well is actually a camellia, Camellia sinensis.

First discovered as a tea, or, dried leaf tip that could be added to boiling water as a drink.

Its discovery was due to the ancient Chinese culture of herbal medicine and is traditionally attributed to Shen Nong, said to have lived about 2.500 years ago.
Teas origin was as a medicinal herb, used to