On Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 10:06  PM, theta sigma wrote:

> Now the question I pose for the list is what about camelia sinensis -

> From  
> <http://www.drweil.com/app/cda/drw_cda.html-command=TodayQA- 
> questionId=318188-pt=Question>:

White tea, imported mostly from the Fujian Province of China, is the  
least processed form of tea – to make it, leaves are simply picked and  
air-dried. Perhaps for that reason, white tea does have even greater  
antioxidant activity than green tea, which is produced by picking,  
heating (steaming or pan firing), and drying the leaves. To make black  
tea, another step, oxidation, is required. White tea comes from the  
same plant as black and green tea, Camellia sinensis , and has a  
delicate taste and pale color. It releases the least amount of caffeine  
of all three teas, typically from five to 15 milligrams per cup.