• itsnicodegallo@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

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

    • rumschlumpel@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 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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        2 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.