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IT
is
not within the
plan
or
this
little
work
to
enter
into
81J.J
lengthened history of the
plants
yielding the materials
of
the
Tarious
beverages
described ;
it
may
be
mentioned, howeTer
1
that
the shrubs, yieldirig
tea,
are very closely
&llied
t.o
the beautiful Camellia Japonica. Well
known
as
tea
is
to
us,
nevertheless many.
of
the c:ircom–
stances connected with it are hidden
in
oliecuri–
ty ;
it
is
not, for example,
yet
ascertained
wheth-
• er
black and
green
teas
are
the
produce
of
di&–
rent plants, or
whetber.theJare
varie~~
dent
on
different
modes
and
times
or
preparation;
even the precise action .of
ttt.
on the constitu–
tion
is
not
t.horonghlJ
understood; . we
know,
however, that
it
is
utr.mgem, and
tha.i
it
OODWna .
a
volatile oil,
which
bas•
~ar
effect
'.upoo
the nervou.a
system,
occaaionmg
.nt.chfulnesa
~
eleep~eesoesa,
whilst, at
the
tl&IDe
time,
n
ha.s •
soothing sedative
action
on
the
heart
and
circula–
tion, to -which latter
el"eet
ma7
be
uaribed
the
benefit often following
its
ll98
.m
cue9
of head–
ache.
In
colds, and slight rheumatic·
C88ell,
warm
weak
tt:a.
is
adTIIJltageously
employed as a
diluent, and
a.
promoter
or
perspiration.
On
some
nervous constitutions, strong green tea produces
aevere effects ; tremblings, annety,
wakeful!MM,
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