African Miracle

African Miracle honeybush tea is harvested from Cyclopia Intermedia, a scented plant with yellow flowers and trifoliate leaves, which is cultivated around Haarlem in South Africa. This tea has a gorgeous fragrance from sunflower, jasmine & rose petals. It is naturally without caffeine and is high in iron, magnesium and Vitamin C.

Our African Miracle honeybush tea makes a pale, rust red infusion with a slightly floral, honeyed taste. It is light, very pleasant and easy to drink at any time of the day. Drink alone or add some sugar or honey.

Please note only the Honeybush is registered organic

25p per pack or tin will be donated to Farm Africa when buying this tea.

Honeybush Tea, Rose Petals, Sunflower Petals & Jasmine Petals & natural flavourings

Store in a cool, dry place.

Nuts: Please note that our teas are made in an environment where nuts are present.
Please check the ingredients in case of allergies to any ingredients. If you are in the least bit of doubt please don't hesitate to contact us before ordering!

Tasting Notes:

Tasting Notes African Miracle honeybush tea makes a pale, rust red infusion with a slightly floral, honeyed taste. It is light, very pleasant and easy to drink at any time of the day. Drink alone or add some sugar or honey.

Preparation:

Use 1-2 teaspoons of Rooibos Tea per cup, infuse for up to 6 minutes in freshly boiled but not boiling water.

Boiling water may scald the leaves and prevent them from releasing all their flavour.

Serve without milk.

About Honeybush:

International interest in honeybush can be traced back to the tea trade of the Dutch and the British. A settlement, which eventually became Cape Town, was established in 1652 as a supply base for the Dutch East India Company that was trading in Indian tea and Southeast Asian spices. Botanists began cataloguing the rich flora of the cape soon after; the honeybush plant was noted in botanical literature by 1705.

Though there are no published reports at that time of its use as a tea by the native populations (the San and Khoi-Khoi tribes, known today as KhoiSan or Bushmen), it was soon recognized by the colonists as a suitable substitute for ordinary tea, probably based on observing native practices. The Khoisan of the South African Cape were also using the tea for treatment of coughs and other upper respiratory symptoms associated with infections.

Honeybush (Cyclopia Intermedia) is indigenous to the cape of South Africa. It is used to make a beverage and a medicinal tea, having a pleasant, mildly sweet taste and aroma, somewhat like honey. It has become internationally known as a substitute for ordinary tea (Camelia Sinensis). With the dramatic growth in the use of honeybush during the past five years, export of honeybush tea products is now a major industry, following the success of Rooibos, another tea substitute from South Africa.