print email comment close Ethnobotanical Leaflets: The Tea Plant URL: http://www.ethnoleaflets.com/leaflets/tea.htm Description: This overview of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) discusses history, growing, processing, packaging, medicinal value, and tea traditions. Topics include tea leaf fermentation, processing of tea plants for tea bags and instant tea, and the Japanese tea ceremony. From Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Author: Porter, Carolyn N. Publisher: Southern Illinois University Carbondale Library of Congress Subject Headings: Plants, Useful Tea LII Database Information: Record 12784 created by Jennifer English on 12/06/2004 Last modification on 05/01/2009 Published: 12/06/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/12784