TEA

n. Te. Chin., cha. N. Gr., ret, ro-di. Lat,.f/iea. Fr., the. Ger., Thee. 1. The dried leaves of Camellia the a and its varieties, often further aromatized with the flowers or leaves of the rose, jasmine, sweet-scented olive, etc. T. contains a volatile, citron-yellow oil (from 0'6 to 1 per cent, or more, according to the age of the leaf), tannin, from 0'43 to 5 per cent, of theine (combined, according to Mulder, with tannic acid), boheic acid, quercetin, quercitannic, gallic, and oxalic acids, gum, wax, resin, coloring matter, etc. It is astringent (especially if long infused) and gently exhilarating. Its exce ive use produces dyspepsia and nervous derangements. It is sometimes used medicinally in diarrhosa and nervous headache, and in China the leaf is used in fevers, [a, 35.] See Slack t. and Green t. 2. An infusion prepared like that of tea. [a, 48.] Aby in i an t. The leaves and leafy twigs of Catha edulis. [a, 35.] African t.-plant (or -tree). See LYCIUM afrum. Australian t. -plant (or -tree). 1. See MELALEUCA. 2. A name for various species of Leptospermum. [a, 35.] Bencoolen t. (-plant). See GLAPHYRIA nitid a. Black t. T. of a dark-brown color; prepared from leaves which have been allowed to remain in heaps for some hours and undergo a kind of fermentation, and afterward slowly dried. It is le pungent and fragrant than green t. fa. 35.] Blankenheim t. Ger., Blankenheimer Thee. A proprietary remedy sold in Europe, the principal ingredients of which were species of Galeopsis. [L, 65 (a, 50).] Bohea t. Ger., Bohithee. A variety of black t., so called from the Chinese name (icu-i) of the mountains in Fuh-keen. where it is cultivated, [a. 35.] Bush t. The leaves of Cyclopia gen is to ides and other species of Cyclopia. [a, 35.] Canadian t. See under GAULTHERIA procumbens. Carolina t.-plant. The Ilex vomitoria. [a, 35.] Cochin-China t.-plant. The Teucrium the a. fa, 35.] Gout-t. See CORDIA globosa. Green t. T. of a dark-green color; prepared from leaves which have undergone no fermentation, and have been so rapidly dried as not to undergo change in their chlorophyll. Its color, however, is often due to an artificial coloring matter, chiefly a mixture of gypsum and Pru ian blue, with which it is glazed. It contains more volatile oil and tannin than black t. [a, 35.] Jersey t. The genus Ceanothus, especially Ceanolhus american us. [a, 35.] Jesuit's t. 1. The herb of Clienopodium ambrosioides. ^.IhePsoraleaglandulosa. [a, 35.] Labrador t. At. made from the leaves of Ledum lati folium. [a, 35.] Marsh t. SeeLED UMp a lustre. Mexican t. (-plant). See Jesuit's t. Mountain t. See GAULTHERIA procumbens. New Zealand t.-plant. The Leptospermum flavescens and Leptospermum scoparium. [a, 35.] Oswego t. See MONARDA didyma. Paraguay t. See ILEX poraguaiensis. Pectoral t. See SPECIES pec to rales. T'berry. The Gaultheria procumbens. [a, 35.] Teamster's t. See EPHEDRA antisyphilitic a.l. oil. A fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Camellia oleifera and Camellia japonica. [a. 35.] T. -tree, tee THEA (2d def.), THEA a amica, and LYCIUM barbarum. 'Whorehouse t. See EPHEDRA antisyphilitic a. [s. 598]