Rooibos

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Rooibos
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A. linearis
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Aspalathus linearis
(N.L.Burm.) R.Dahlgr.
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Rooibos (Afrikaans for "red bush"; scientific name Aspalathus linearis) is a member of the legume family of plants. Rooibos teas are herbal infusions made from a South African red bush.[1][2][3] There are also green Rooibos teas.

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  1. Morton, Julia F. (1983). "Rooibos tea,aspalathus linearis, a caffeineless, low-tannin beverage". Economic Botany. 37 (2): 164–73. doi:10.1007/BF02858780. JSTOR 4254477. S2CID 30957644.
  2. Krafczyk, Nicole; Woyand, Franziska; Glomb, Marcus A. (2009). "Structure-antioxidant relationship of flavonoids from fermented rooibos". Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 53 (5): 635–42. doi:10.1002/mnfr.200800117. PMID 19156714.
  3. Theunissen, Izelle (March 2005). "Rooibos the healthy tea". Science in Africa. Archived from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

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