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 LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF TEA (Little Black Book Series)

Quick Facts:

Black tea is a variety of tea that is more oxidized than the green, oolong and white varieties.

Black tea is generally stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine than the less oxidized teas.

Black tea retains its flavor for several years.

In Chinese and culturally influenced languages, black tea is known as "red tea" .

Healthy Teas: Green-Black-Herbal-Fruit

Nutritional Information

Plain black tea without sweeteners or additives contains negligible quantities of calories, protein, sodium, and fat. Some flavored tea with different herbs added may have less than 1 gram of carbohydrates. All teas from the camellia tea plant are rich in polyphenols, which are a type of antioxidant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Black Tea Remedies

Quick Fix for Puffy Eyes and/or Dark Circles
Make two cups of tea as usual, using two teabags. Place the used bags in your refrigerator. When you wake up with bags under your eyes, lie down and place one teabag over each eye. Allow to remain for 10 to 20 minutes.

Acne Control
Next time a pimple makes an unwelcome appearance, place a warm teabag on it for several minutes. Remove the bag, but don’t rinse off the tea.

Astringent
To use as an astringent, simply splash your face with warm or cool black tea and don’t rinse.

Witch Astringent
Boil 1/4 cup water and add 2 teabags, steeping until cool. Remove the teabags, then add 1/4 cup witch hazel. Pour into a clean container and keep in refrigerator for up to 10 days. Soak a cotton pad with this astringent and apply to clean skin as often as needed.

Lip Toner
Apply a warm teabag to clean lips for 5 minutes to help your lips retain moisture and appear smooth. Don’t rinse.

Sunburn Relief Compress or Bath
Boil 2 cups of water, add 4 teabags, and steep for one hour. Refrigerate until cool. Soak a clean cloth or cotton ball with the cool tea and apply to affected area, holding it in place for 15 minutes. Do not rinse. Repeat up to four times a day. OR--allow 5 or 6 teabags to steep in a tub of warm water. Soak in the tub for 10 to 15 minutes.

Bug Bite Zapper
To reduce the swelling and itching of many insect bites, just apply a cool used teabag to the affected area for several minutes.

Highlighting Hair Rinse
This will also darken hair while it adds shine and pretty highlights. Simply brew two cups of strong tea and use to rinse damp shampooed hair.

Sweet Feet
To sweeten musky feet, black tea tannins are front line defenders! To fight odor causing bacteria, soak feet in strong tea for several minutes, then pat dry.

Helpful Hints
Do be aware that very strong black tea can cause tan-like staining of skin. (In fact, if you want a tan without sun exposure, strong tea can give it to you!)

Black tea is often blended and mixed with various other plants in order to obtain a beverage.
  • Earl Grey: black tea with bergamot oil.
  • English Breakfast: described as full-bodied, robust, and/or rich, and blended to go well with milk and sugar.
  • Irish Breakfast: it is a blend of several black teas: most often Assam teas and, less often, other types of black tea.
  • In the United States, citrus fruits such as orange or lemon, or their respective rinds, are often used to create flavored black teas, sometimes in conjunction with spices (such as cinnamon). These products can be easily confused with citrus-based herbal teas, but the herbal products will generally be labelled as having no caffeine; whereas, the tea-based products do contain caffeine.

 

 

Disclaimer: Each individual may react differently to a particular suggested use of black tea. It is recommended that before you begin to use any formula, you read the directions carefully and test it first. Should you have any health care-related questions or concerns, please call or see your physician or other health care provider.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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