Chinese Tea - Thea sinensis L.

Chinese Tea - Thea sinensis L.
Chinese Tea - Thea sinensis L.

Tea Chinese - Thea sinensis L.

evergreen shrub from the family tea ( Theaceae ), 60-100 cm tall. Leaflets oblong-ovate, leathery, with teeth. Flowers white, fragrant.

plant flowers from August to late fall.

leaflets collected from May to September. They contain the alkaloid caffeine (2-5%), essential oil , tannins, enzymes, vitamins, especially vitamin R. cultivated in Transcarpathia (the tract of "Red Mountain, near Mukacheva).

consumption of tea as a stimulant of the central nervous system increases.