The popularity of herbal infusions or tisanes, like Rooibos, has surged in the last few years with more consumers drinking loose leaf, bagged, ready-to-drink and flavoured tisanes.
In 2021 alone, South Africans consumed more than 70 million cups of herbal tea – 5.7% up from 2020, with no signs of decline. Analysts say tisanes are likely…
Loved in almost every part of the world, tea is not just a delicious and refreshing drink; it may also offer several health benefits.
According to the 19th-century Japanese scholar Okakura Kakuzo and author of The Book of Tea, “Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage.” And Western researchers agree. The author…