The Tea Leaf Trader

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The Tea Leaf Trader provides the highest quality teas exclusively fromChina and Taiwan.  Unlike many of other sources on the web, we deal directly with  a select few tea farmers who are FDA certified.  Because we eliminate the middle men our prices are considerably below our competitors and our quality unsurpassed.

 Please check our product list and give our tea a try.  We guarantee you will be satisfied.   Thank You. 

Tea

Tea is a drink made by infusing leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis, or Thea sinensis) in hot water.  Tea has been an item of trade and tribute for at least three thousand years. At first it was food and medicine, and then a tonic of sorts before becoming a beverage.

Tea became a drink over centuries, spread from China’s interior down the length of the Yang-tse River to the Yellow Sea.   Lu Yu completed 'The Book of Tea' about the Chinese Year 3458, or 760 AD.  The word for tea in most of mainland China (and also in Japan ) is 'cha'.

Some of the finest Oolongs in the world now are grown in Taiwan. Japan also produces a considerable amount of green tea, most of which is consumed domestically. 

Tea's physical and mental health benfits have been touted for centuries. These benefits are now finally being taken seriously seriously. Several notable journals have recently published studies that support the ealy claims of  Chinese hebalists of the benefit of  green and puer tea for the imune sytem, and control of blood pressure and cholesterol.

Contact us at tea@tealeaftrader.com

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