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Green Tea: Does not get fermented. The leaves go through three processes: baking, wrapping and fire. The first aims to kill the enzymes that would cause fermentation. This is achieved by abrupt warming up the leaves at 100 ° C. The leaves soften and can easily be bent or folded by hand to get the shape of small balls or branch. Finally, dried in hot air until the leaves do not ...

History & tradition According to folklore, rosemary takes its name from the Virgin Maria, who left her cloak onto the bush. By the next morning, a bush of flowers had been blue and then named rose of Mary. The ancient Greeks considered it a gift of Venus. Students wore garlands of rosemary when they had exams because it helped at concentration and memory. Reported ...

The "mountain tea" comes from the plant Sideritis spp or otherwise siderite of Dioskouridis, which is said to have got its name from the Greek word "iron" thanks to the healing properties of the plant against wounds caused by iron weapons. In Crete is known as "malotira", named by the prevailing version of the Italian words «male» (illness) and «tirare» (draw), because in V...

Verbena is a perennial plant, aromatic, rich in essential oils and its origin is from America. Was brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 17th century. Initially, the herb was called "center". The name "Louise" is in honor of Maria-Luisa Teresa de Parma, wife of King Carlos the 4th of Spain, because, reportedly drank it frequently. Also is known as lemongrass.