Brazilian tea

English Noun ~ The dried leaves of plants of certain species, or the tea-like infusions made from them, especially Lippia pseudo-thea species (native to Brazil), Stachytarpheta mutabilis species and Stachytarpheta jamaicensis species. en Waste Products and Undeveloped Substances: Or, Hints for Enterprise in Neglected Fields 26 Peter Lund Simmonds 1862 The leaves of Verbascum Phoenicium, according to Pallas, are used in Siberia as a substitute for tea; and the dried leaves of Bouchea pseudo-gervao, in Brazil, in the same way as Stachytarpheta Jamaicensis, a small shrub, growing in South America. The leaves of S. mutabilis are sold in Austria under the name of Brazilian tea. en A Dictionary of Popular Names of the Plants which Furnish the Natural and Acquired Wants of Man, in All Matters of Domestic and General Economy 407 John Smith 1882 Brazilian (Stachtarpha jamaicensis), a tall, single-stemmed biennial, with spikes of blue flowers, of the Verbena family (Verbenaceae), native of the West Indies and many parts of tropical America. In Brazil it is held in high repute for its medicinal virtues, and is said to be imported into Austria as Brazilian Tea. en The New International Encyclopædia 11 767 Daniel Coit Gilman; Harry Thurston Peck; Frank Moore Colby 1907 Lantana pseudothea, or Lippia pseudothea, is used in Brazil as a substitute for tea. en Dictionary of Herbs, Spices, Seasonings, and Natural Flavorings Carole J. Skelly 2013 Brazilian tea (Lippia pseudo-thea) [Verbenaceae] Gervao: The leaves of this small tropical American shrub of the Verbenaceae family are sold in Austria and possibly elsewhere as Brazilian tea. en Phantastica: A Classic Survey on the Use and Abuse of Mind-Altering Plants Louis Lewin 1998 The various peoples of the world prefer different caffeine beverages, but coffee and tea alone are really competitors. The number of plants used as substitutes for genuine tea is extremely large. I am aware of some two hundred, among them the following: stachytarpheta (Brazilian tea), . Maté, a beverage made from the leaves of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis species). en 1884-08-16 X. Y. Z. Brazilian or Maté Tea The Gardeners’ Magazine 27 (New Series) 1,007 udhMAQAAMAAJ 451 Brazilian tea At the Health Exhibition will be found many examples of Brazilian tea, the produce of the Brazilian holly, Ilex Paraguayensis. They may be recognized by their dull yellowish colour, and by their being in small flat fragments of broken leaf, not curled or rolled as is the case with China tea. en 1876 Brazil. Commissão, Exposic̦ão universal Catalogue of the Brazilian Section: Philadelphia International Exhibition, 1876 89 MATTE, (Special sort of Brazilian tea or holly,) Bot. Ilex Paraguayensis. 747. Ildefonso Correa. Province of Paranã. MATTE. NOTE.--- These samples of Matte have been prepared in the same way that is used to prepare it for exportation to Chili en 1939 Brazil. Ministério das Relações Exteriores Brazil 107 The United States, in 1938, bought 27 metric tons of the plain and the processed types of Brazilian tea [herva-mate, ilex], as against 30 metric tons in 1937. References Brazilian tea culture Lippia 1 Stachytarpheta 1 1 Stachytarpheta 1 Stachytarpheta 243385-2 Stachytarpheta mutabilis 863782-1 Lippia pseudothea STMU2 Stachytarpheta mutabilis en Lamiales order plants