Organic Honeybush Herbal
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Organic Honeybush Herbal

After searching many years, Stash Tea finally found organic teas and herbs that meet our exacting flavor standards. We've developed our popular Premium Organic Teas for consumers who want an organic choice. These teas are all 100 percent natural and are USDA and QAI certified organic. Our Organic Honeybush Herbal tea is native to South Africa. The honeybush plant derives its name from its bright yellow flower and honey-scented aroma. It brews a warm red-brown color in the cup and is full-bodied with a slightly sweet and spicy aftertaste. Honeybush is a cousin of the rooibos plant which is used to make "red tea." The honeybush shrub is a unique plant with 23 species growing in the wild, of which only two are harvested --- Cyclopia intermedia & Cyclopiasubternata. It reaches a height of about five feet, and prefers cooler, mountainous slopes. Almost all honeybush is currently harvested from the wild, and great care is taken to preserve its habitat. The entire harvesting process is very tedious and labor intensive. Honeybush is handcut using sickles (a curved metal blade on a short handle). The stems are then made into bundles of 15 to 20 pounds and transported to a lower collection point using wire and a pulley system. The honeybush is then moved to the processing plant where it is placed in a large stainless steel tank. The tanks, or fermentation ovens, produce about 350 pounds of dry tea every 80 hours. Once the tea is air dried it is cut, sifted, and ready for use. Honeybush is completely natural. It contains no additives, preservatives or artificial colors. Also, it contains no caffeine and is a soothing drink that is said to help with relaxation and insomnia. Like green tea, honeybush is high in vitamins, minerals, (potassium, sodium, magnesium, iron and calcium) and antioxidants which may help reduce the risk of many chronic health problems. Note: Stash Tea is certified organic by Quality Assurance International. QAI is a professional organic certification service that is internationally recognized. QAI's program is designed to certify every step of the organic chain - from the land on which the product is grown, to the growers, to the post harvest facilities and the final processing and handling facilities. Such diligence provides assurance that the end product is indeed organic and that it complies with state, provincial, national and international organic standards. Products which carry the QAI certification seal convey the confidence of an unbroken "chain of custody" that all materials and processes have been individually certified as organic.