Whats the difference between herbal teas and black, green and oolong teas?
Herbal teas do not in general contain leaves from Camellia sinensis and therefore are not regarded as true teas. Herbal teas are either pure or mixtures of plant leaves, flowers or roots, spices and herbs, fruit flavours and/or fruit components. A more accurate name for herbal tea is herbal infusion. Herbal infusions do not contain the same antioxidants found in tea produced from Camellia sinensis. Since herbal infusions come from a mixture of ingredients such as spice, fruits and berries from various plants, it is likely that some contain antioxidant components.
