Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia - Tea
Tea is a product made from the leaves or buds of the tea bush Camellia sinensis. It is commonly consumed in the form of a beverage made b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Cultivation
Tea is produced from leaves and leaf buds of Camellia sinensis, the tea plant. All tea varieties, such as green, oolong, and black tea, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Origin And Early History In Asia
The cradle of the tea plant is in Southeast Asia. Spontaneous growth of assamica variant is observed in area ranging from Chinese provinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camellia Sinensis: Encyclopedia - Camellia Sinensis
Camellia sinensis is the tea plant, the plant species whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. Green, oolong and black tea ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chai: Encyclopedia - Chai
See article Chai (symbol) for the Jewish chai symbol. Chai (Hindi: चाय [cāy]) or Masala Chai is a term for spiced tea from India. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assam Tea: Encyclopedia - Assam Tea
Assam is a black tea named after the region of its production (Assam, India). This tea grown at sea level is known for its body, brisknes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Japanese tea ceremony (cha-no-yu, chadō, or sadō) is a traditional ritual influenced by Zen Buddhism in which powdered green tea, o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yaupon Holly: Encyclopedia - Yaupon Holly
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria), also called Yaupon or Cassina (the latter shared with the Dahoon Holly), is an evergreen holly found in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Da Hong Pao Tea: Encyclopedia - Da Hong Pao Tea
Da Hong Pao is a very important Wuyi Oolong whose name comes from the fact it helped cure an owner of a Large Red Robe which was hung o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jasmine: Encyclopedia - Jasmine
About 200 species, including: Jasminum angulare Jasminum azoricum Jasminum beesianum Jasminum dichotomum - Gold Coast Jasmine Jasminum fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uji, Kyoto: Encyclopedia - Uji, Kyoto
Uji (Japanese: 宇治市; -shi) is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The city sits on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uji Kyoto: Encyclopedia - Uji Kyoto
Uji (Japanese: 宇治市; -shi) is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The city sits on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peppermint: Encyclopedia - Peppermint
Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) is a (usually) sterile hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint, with a high menthol content, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Sage: Encyclopedia - Common Sage
Common sage (Salvia officinalis) is a small evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camellia: Encyclopedia - Camellia
About 100–250 species, including: Camellia assimilis Camellia brevistyla Camellia caudata Camellia chekiangoleosa Camellia chrysantha �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parsley: Encyclopedia - Parsley
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a bright green, biennial herb that is very common in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cymbopogon: Encyclopedia - Cymbopogon
About 55, see text Cymbopogon (lemon grass, lemongrass, citronella grass or fever grass) is a genus of about 55 species of grasses, nativ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coffea Arabica: Encyclopedia - Coffea Arabica
Coffea arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia. It is also known as the "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee" or "ara...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Mint: Encyclopedia - Apple Mint
Apple mint (Mentha suaveolens, syn. M. rotundifolia) is a member of the mint genus Mentha that ranges through southern and western Europe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthemis: Encyclopedia - Anthemis
About 100 species, including: Anthemis altissima Anthemis cinerea Anthemis cotula Anthemis cretica Anthemis haussknechtii Anthemis macedo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa
Cannabis sativa, also known as hemp, is a species of Cannabis. It is a dioecious, annual herb. It has been used by humans throughout reco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caraway: Encyclopedia - Caraway
Caraway or Persian cumin (Carum carvi) is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Europe and western Asia. The plant is simila...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coca: Encyclopedia - Coca
Coca (Erythroxylum coca), often spelled koka in Quechua and Aymara, is a plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to northwestern Sout...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lemon: Encyclopedia - Lemon
The lemon, Citrus × limon, is a citrus tree, a hybrid of cultivated origin. The fruit are cultivated primarily for their juice, though t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arrowroot: Encyclopedia - Arrowroot
Arrowroot, or obedience plant, (Maranta arundinacea) is a large perennial herb of genus Maranta found in rainforest habitats. Arrowroot i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mint: Encyclopedia - Mint
The true mints are perennial herbs in the Family Lamiaceae. They are used to flavor food, candy, teas, breath fresheners, antiseptic mout...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis: Encyclopedia - Cannabis
Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes one or more species. The plant is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilberry: Encyclopedia - Bilberry
Bilberry is a name given to several species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium (family Ericaceae) that bear tasty fruits. The s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardamom: Encyclopedia - Cardamom
Aframomum Amomum Elettaria The name cardamom (sometimes written cardamon) is used for species within three genera of the Ginger family (Z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - History
Drinking of tea was introduced to Japan in the 9th century CE by a Buddhist monk from China, where it had already been known, according t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Tea - History Of Tea In Asia
The introduction of tea in China is shrouded in myth and legend. The Chinese are credited most for the development and cultivation of tea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tangsa: Encyclopedia Ii - Tangsa - Lifestyle
Practicing Shifting cultivation known as Jhum by using simple manual tools, the Tangsa raise crops that include paddy, millet, maize and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Annam: Encyclopedia Ii - Annam - Agriculture And Other Industries
The chief industries of Annam are: the cultivation of rice, which is grown mainly in the small deltas along the coast and in some distri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ningde: Encyclopedia Ii - Ningde - Economy
Ningde - Agriculture. The warm and moist climate and fertile land in the prefecture of Ningde provide it with favorable conditions for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munnar: Encyclopedia Ii - Munnar - History
During the British rule of India, Munnar was developed to cultivate tea plants. At that time, most of the people around the area were emp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coffea Arabica: Encyclopedia Ii - Coffea Arabica - History And Legend
According to legend, human cultivation of coffee began after goats in Ethiopia were seen becoming frisky after eating the leaves and frui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coffea Arabica: Encyclopedia Ii - Coffea Arabica - History And Legend
According to legend, human cultivation of coffee began after goats in Ethiopia were seen becoming frisky after eating the leaves and frui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roselle Plant: Encyclopedia Ii - Roselle Plant - Uses
Primarily, the plant is cultivated for the production for bast fibre from the stem of the plant. The fibre may be used as a substitute fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kumquat: Encyclopedia Ii - Kumquat - Cultivation And Uses
Kumquats are cultivated in China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe (notably Corfu, Greece), and the southern United States (notably Florida)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hunan: Encyclopedia Ii - Hunan - Economy
Hunan's traditional crop is rice. The Lake Dongting area is an important center of ramie production, and Hunan is also an important cente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Datura Stramonium: Encyclopedia Ii - Datura Stramonium - Cultivation And Uses
Jimsonweed grows in most habitats, but thrives in high nutrient soil. It is found throughout all of the United States, barring the Northw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khat: Encyclopedia Ii - Khat - Cultivation And Uses
Khat has been grown for use as a drug for centuries in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. There, chewing khat predates the use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sikkim: Encyclopedia Ii - Sikkim - Economy
Sikkim's economy is largely agrarian, based on traditional farming methods, on terraced slopes. The rural populace grows crops such as ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palakkad: Encyclopedia Ii - Palakkad - Places Of Interest
Palakkad is an important place in the tourist map of Kerala. The Tipu Sultan's Fort built in the 18th century, Malampuzha dam garden, Nel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of The People's Republic Of China - Agriculture
Main agricultural products: rice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish. Just under half of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neolithic Agricultural Revolution: Social Studies Dictionary - Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
Definition and meaning of Neolithic Agricultural Revolution   Neolithic Agricultural Revolution - [World History] The New Ston...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mesoamerica: Social Studies Dictionary - Mesoamerica
Definition and meaning of Mesoamerica   Mesoamerica - [World History] Mesoamerica includes Mexico and Central America. Sedenta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mesoamerica: Social Studies Dictionary - Mesoamerica
Definition and meaning of Mesoamerica   Mesoamerica - [World History] Mesoamerica includes Mexico and Central America. Sedenta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neolithic Agricultural Revolution: Social Studies Dictionary - Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
Definition and meaning of Neolithic Agricultural Revolution   Neolithic Agricultural Revolution - [World History] The New Ston...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Development Of Farming: Social Studies Dictionary - Development Of Farming
Definition and meaning of Development of Farming   Development of Farming - [World History] The New Stone Age (Neolithic) bega...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Development Of Farming: Social Studies Dictionary - Development Of Farming
Definition and meaning of Development of Farming   Development of Farming - [World History] The New Stone Age (Neolithic) bega...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Feudalism: Social Studies Dictionary - Feudalism
Definition and meaning of Feudalism   Feudalism - [World History], [Government] Feudalism is a political system based on the r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Feudalism: Social Studies Dictionary - Feudalism
Definition and meaning of Feudalism   Feudalism - [World History], [Government] Feudalism is a political system based on the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Rice: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Rice - Use
Rice is eaten in several ways in Japan, as plain rice or often with a topping of furikake, nattō or nori, as well as for sushi. Leftover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Classics: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Classics - Japan Tea Treatise
Myōan Eisai 明菴栄西喫茶養生記 Kissa Yojoki, Treatise on Tea Drinking for Health. 明菴栄西 Eisai( Yosai): came to Tiantai ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assam Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Assam Tea - History
There exists a 10-th century CE Sanskrit medical text from Assam called Nidana that mentions leaves called shamapatra from which shamapan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea Classics: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea Classics - Chinese Tea Classics
Tea as a beverage was introduced to China no later than the fifth century BCE. The earliest extant mention of tea in literature is in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oolong: Encyclopedia Ii - Oolong - Varieties Of Oolong Tea
Oolong - Chinese oolong teas. The most famous and expensive Oolong teas are made here but the production is still usually acreddited a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Tea - Japanese Green Teas
Green tea (ryokucha) is so ubiquitous in Japan that it is more commonly known as "tea" (ocha) and even "Japanese tea" (nihoncha). Types o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Seiza
Seiza is integral to the Japanese tea ceremony. To sit in seiza (正座, literally "correct sitting") position, one first kneels on the k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Flower Arranging
Chabana (茶花, literally "tea flowers") is the simple style of flower arranging used in tea ceremony. Chabana has its roots in ikebana,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Equipment
Tea equipment is called dōgu (道具, literally tools). A wide range of dōgu is necessary for even the most basic tea ceremony. A full ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - The Tea Ceremony
Two main schools, the Omotesenke (表千家) and Urasenke (裏千家), have evolved, each with its own prescribed rituals. A third school...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Calligraphy
Calligraphy, mainly in the form of hanging scrolls, plays a central role in the tea ceremony. Scrolls, often written by famous calligraph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Studying Tea Ceremony
In Japan, those who wish to study tea ceremony typically join what is known in Japanese as a "circle," which is a generic name for a grou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Types Of Ceremony
The ceremonies described below are performed in both the Omotesenke and Urasenke styles. Chabako demae　(Omotesenke: 茶箱点前, Uras...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Tatami
Tatami is an integral part of tea ceremony. The main areas of tea rooms and tea houses have tatami floors, and the tokonoma (scroll alcov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Tea Ceremony And Kimono
While kimono used to be mandatory for all participants in a Japanese tea ceremony, this is no longer the case. Still, it is traditional, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Kaiseki Ryōri
Kaiseki ryōri (懐石料理, literally "breast-stone cuisine") is the name for the type of food served during tea ceremonies. The name c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coca: Encyclopedia Ii - Coca - Legality
Coca - International. Article 26 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs states: 1. If a Party permits the cultivation of the coca ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardamom: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardamom - True Cardamom
True cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is a pungent aromatic spice and medicinal herb. It is a perennial plant that can grow to be between ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardamom: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardamom - True Cardamom
True (or Green) cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is a pungent aromatic spice and medicinal herb. It is a perennial plant that can grow to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lakhimpur District: Encyclopedia Ii - Lakhimpur District - Geography
Located in the extreme east of the province of West Bengal and Assam, the district lies along both banks of the Brahmaputra for about 400...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saffron: Encyclopedia Ii - Saffron - History
The history of saffron cultivation reaches back more than 3,000 years.[8] The wild precursor of domesticated saffron crocus was Crocus ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Sativa - Common Uses
The tough fiber of the plant, cultivated as hemp, has numerous textile uses. Its seed, chiefly used as caged-bird feed, is a valuable sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arrowroot: Encyclopedia Ii - Arrowroot - Cultivation And Preparation
The roots are dug when they are about a year old. When good, they contain about 23% starch. They are first washed, then cleaned of the pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Saffron: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Saffron - Post-classical European
Saffron cultivation in Europe declined steeply following the fall of the Roman Empire. For several centuries thereafter, saffron cultivat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Sativa - Pharmacology
Though the main psychoactive chemical compound in cannabis is Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the plant is known to contain about six...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palakkad: Encyclopedia Ii - Palakkad - Statistics
Palakkad was a part of Malabar district during the British rule. After independence, it came under the Madras state. It was made a separa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coca: Encyclopedia Ii - Coca - Cultivation And Uses
Coca is traditionally cultivated in the lower altitudes of the eastern slopes of the Andes. Since ancient times, its leaves have been use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Saffron: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Saffron - Middle Eastern
Saffron-based pigments have been found in the prehistoric paints used to depict beasts in 50,000-year-old cave art in what is today Iraq....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chrysanthemum: Encyclopedia Ii - Chrysanthemum - History
Chrysanthemums were cultivated in China as a flowering herb as far back as the 15th century BCE. An ancient Chinese city was named Chu-Hs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chayote: Encyclopedia Ii - Chayote - Culinary And Medicinal Uses
Although most people are familiar only with the fruit, which in culinary terms is a vegetable, the root, stem, seeds, and leaves are all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coffea Arabica: Encyclopedia Ii - Coffea Arabica - Cultivation
Coffea arabica takes about seven years to fully mature and does best with 1,000-1,500 mm of rain, evenly distributed throughout the year....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Sativa - Plant Physiology
Cannabis reproduces sexually. The flowers of the female plant, in cannabis usually called buds, are arranged in racemes and can produce h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis - Etymology
The name cannabis is thought to be of Scythian origin. Possibly it has an earlier origin in Semitic languages like Hebrew, in Exodus 30:2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banisteriopsis Caapi: Encyclopedia Ii - Banisteriopsis Caapi - Legal Issues
Banisteriopsis caapi - Legality. In the United States, caapi is uncontrolled; in addition, it does not contain any scheduled substances...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayahuasca: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayahuasca - Legal Status
Internationally, DMT is a Schedule I drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances. The Commentary on the Convention on Psychotrop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Pottery: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Pottery - Styles Of Japanese Pottery
Also called Imari-yaki. Bizen-yaki – Produced in Okayama. Also called Inbe-yaki. A reddish-brown pottery, which is believed to have or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rose: Encyclopedia Ii - Rose - Roses In Cultivation
Roses are one of the most popular garden shrubs and are also among the most common flowers sold by florists. Roses are of great economic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Saffron: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Saffron - North American
Saffron made its way to the Americas when thousands of Alsacian, German, and Swiss Anabaptists, Dunkards, and others fled religious perse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Breakfast: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Breakfast - History
The traditional cooked breakfast is a relatively modern invention. Before the arrival of the potato in the middle of the 17th Century, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Cuisine: Encyclopedia Ii - British Cuisine - Lists
British cuisine - British food writers and chefs. Eliza Acton "Mrs Beeton" Fanny Cradock Johnnie Cradock Elizabeth David Clarissa Dick...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Culture
Tea is often drunk at social events, such as afternoon tea and the tea party. It may be drunk early in the day to heighten alertness; it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Preparation
This section describes the most widespread method of making tea. Completely different methods are used in North Africa, Tibet and perhaps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Processing And Classification
The main types of tea are distinguished by their processing. Leaves of Camellia sinensis, if not dried quickly after picking, soon begin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Blending And Additives
Main article: Tea blending and additives Almost all teas in tea-bags and most other teas sold in western countries are blends. Blending m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Spreads To The World
As the Venetian explorer Marco Polo failed to mention tea in his travel records, it is conjectured that the first Europeans to encounter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - The Word Tea
The Chinese character for tea is 茶, but it is pronounced very differently in the various Chinese dialects. Two pronunciations have made...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Viii - G
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VIII - G . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article