• itsnicodegallo@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      That’s something different then. Tea is called tea because it’s made from tea (Camellia sinensis).

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        6 months ago

        Sorry, I wasn’t going to look up what the non-tea plant thing that is usually called ‘tea’ is actually called, just for this thread.

        • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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          6 months ago

          There’s decaf tea, like there’s decaf coffee, but it’s still camellia sinensis.

          Now, if you’re talking about herbal tea, there are a bajillion different kinds: rooibos, chamomile, lavender, etc. Some herbal teas do have caffeine (such as yerba mate), but most do not.