Although is not a tea but an infusion, today we will find out the pros and cons of Rooibos tea. A tea with amazing properties and benefits.
This South African red tea is a powerful antioxidant that fights the damage caused by free radicals.
It also has a beneficial effect on skin problems, because it has soothing properties.
If we take into account that not coming from the tea plant, it does not contain caffeine or similar alkaloids, this infusion can be consumed by everyone.
Perhaps it is because of its reddish color, but in some non-specialized shops they usually call it red tea; it has even been called tea without theine or rooibos tea.
The truth, and the first thing you have to know, is that rooibos is an infusion, which does not have theine, extracted from the Aspalathus linearis plant of South African origin.
Therefore, it has nothing to do with tea even if the two drinks are consumed infused in water.
Tea is characterized by having theine in its composition and comes from the Camellia sinensis plant.
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