Now, new research has detected microplastics in yet another common spot: tea bags. The study, which was published in the journal Chemosphere in December, is raising a lot of questions about the ...

A steaming cup of tea holds more than flavor—it’s a source of hydration, focus, and antioxidants that support heart health, digestion, and stress relief. Tea is one of the world’s most ...

Bergamot tea is made by combining black tea and bergamot orange extract. Some of the claimed health benefits of bergamot tea include improved heart health and digestion, but research is limited.

It recently received healthy beverage status under the U.S. FDA, making huge news particularly back in India where tea holds ...

Not all tea bags shed them. We asked experts if it’s risky to use the ones that do. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Q: I’ve heard there are ...

To work out whether your tea bags are free from plastics, check the packaging. Plastic-free brands are likely to use this in their marketing, so check for labels such as "plastic-free ...

Mullein is a flowering plant that has long been used in herbal medicine. Scientifically named Verbascum thapsus, it originally grew in Europe and Western Asia but has now spread to other places as ...

Caffeine is naturally present in the seeds, leaves, and nuts of several plants, including cacao and coffee beans, guarana seeds, and tea leaves ... to their product labels. The Food and Drug ...

A fragrant cup of tea, with a squeeze of lemon or a little milk or honey, or enjoyed as is, with nothing added at all. But what’s actually in that English breakfast or chamomile tea you’re ...

English afternoon tea set including hot tea, pastry, scones, sandwiches and mini pies on marble top table. High tea, a quintessentially British institution, finds its truest expression in London.

Green tea contains bioactive substances that may help boost your metabolism and break down fat cells. However, weight loss research has focused on green tea extracts or supplements, not the beverage.

Thousands of miles from where the 2,000-year-old grain bowl called lei cha, or "thunder tea rice", was first created in China, Hakka chef Pang Kok Keong has reworked the ancient delicacy in his ...