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Is all tea a sin, including herbal, or is it just the one tea plant that they make all kinds of tea out of.?
Question by Ashley: Is all tea a sin, including herbal, or is it just the one tea plant that they make all kinds of tea out of.?
I looked up what tea was and this is what I got…….Tea is the agricultural product of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods. “Tea” also refers to the aromatic beverage prepared from the cured leaves by combination with hot or boiling water,[2] and is the common name for the Camellia sinensis plant itself. Although tea contains various types of polyphenols, “contrary to widespread belief, tea does not contain tannic acid.” [3]
After water, tea is the most widely-consumed beverage in the world.[4] It has a cooling, slightly bitter, astringent flavour which many enjoy.[5]
There are at least six varieties of tea; white, yellow, green, oolong, black and pu-erh[6] of which the most commonly found on the market are white, green, oolong and black.[7] All tea are made from the same bushes but processed differently, and, in the case of fine white tea, grown differently. Pu-erh tea, a post-fermented tea, is also often used medicinally.[8]
The term “herbal tea” usually refers to an infusion or tisane of leaves, flowers, fruit, herbs or other plant material that contains no Camellia sinensis.[9] The term “red tea” refers to an infusion made from either black tea (mainly in Chinese, Korean, Japanese and other East Asian languages) or the South African rooibos plant (containing no Camellia sinensis).
So what do you think?
I read that it is a sin to consum “hot drinks” and back in the day when the bible was written, that meant coffee and tea. That is where I get the question. Did they only know of the plant that I am talking about, or was it all kinds of “teas” Including the ones that are not from the “tea” plant.
I was told from other sites that it was a sin and that it was in the bible. I didn’t know for sure, but a lot of people keep saying it, so I think that it has to come from somewhere.
Best answer:
Answer by John S
How is tea a sin at all? I don’t understand, I think you need to clarify.
If you are Mormon, and LDS recommends you do not consume tea, that’s because of the caffeine–herbal would be fine.
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