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• Simply Rooibos

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• Flavored Rooibos

• Rooibos Teabags

• Rooibos Health Information

Simply Rooibos

SVBT4204        Rooibos                                                             $4.00/4oz

SVBT4208        Rooibos                                                             $7.60/8oz

SVBT420P       Rooibos                                                             $14.40/lb

SVBT4214        Organic Rooibos                                                 $6.00/4oz

SVBT4218        Organic Rooibos                                                 $11.40/8oz

SVBT421P      Organic Rooibos                                                  $21.50/lb

Blended Rooibos - Sold by the pound only

Rooibos Ginseng - A blend of Rooibos and Siberia Ginseng, known for strengthening the immune system, and a dash of lemon oil.

SVBT422P       Rooibos Ginseng                                                $20.00/lb

Rose Rooibos - Rooibos with rose petals, rosehips and lavender.

SVBT423P       Rose Rooibos                                                     $18.00/lb

Flavored Rooibos

Rooibos Chai - Rooibos, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, ginger !!

FFBT1444       Rooibos Chai                                                     $6.00/4oz

FFT1448         Rooibos Chai                                                     $11.400/8oz

FFT144P        Rooibos Chai                                                      $21.50/lb

SVBT4694        Rooibos Earl Grey                                              $6.00/4oz

SVBT4698        Rooibos Earl Grey                                              $11.40/8oz

SVBT469P       Rooibos Earl Grey                                              $21.50/lb

SVBT4304   Almond                                                                  $4.00/4oz

SVBT4308   Almond                                                                  $7.60/8oz

SVBT430P  Almond                                                                   $14.40/lb

SVBT4314   Apple                                                                     $4.00/4oz

SVBT4318   Apple                                                                     $7.60/8oz

SVBT431P  Apple                                                                      $14.40/lb

SVBT4324   Green Apple                                                            $4.00/4oz

SVBT4328   Green Apple                                                            $7.60/8oz

SVBT432P Green Apple                                                              $14.40/lb

SVBT4334   Spiced Apple                                                           $4.00/4oz

SVBT4338   Spiced Apple                                                           $7.60/8oz

SVBT433P  Spiced Apple                                                            $14.40/lb

SVBT4344   Apricot                                                                     $4.00/4oz

SVBT4348   Apricot                                                                     $7.60/8oz

SVBT434P  Apricot                                                                      $14.40/lb

SVBT4354   Banana                                                                     $4.00/4oz

SVBT4358   Banana                                                                     $7.60/8oz

SVBT435P  Banana                                                                      $14.40/lb

SVBT4364   Blackberry                                                                 $4.00/oz

SVBT4368   Blackberry                                                                 $7.60/8oz

SVBT436P  Blackberry                                                                  $14.40/lb

SVBT4374   Black Currant                                                             $4.00/4oz

SVBT4378   Black Currant                                                             $7.60/8oz

SVBT437P  Black Currant                                                              $14.40/lb

SVBT4384   Blueberry                                                                    $4.00/4oz

SVBT4388   Blueberry                                                                    $7.60/8oz

SVBT438P  Blueberry                                                                     $14.40/lb

SVBT4394   Boysenberry                                                                $4.00/o4z

SVBT4398   Boysenberry                                                                $7.60/8oz

SVBT439P  Boysenberry                                                                $14.40/lb

SVBT4404   Cinnamon                                                                    $4.00/4oz

SVBT4408   Cinnamon                                                                    $7.60/8oz

SVBT440P  Cinnamon                                                                    $14.40/lb

SVBT4414   Chocolate Mint                                                             $4.00/4oz

SVBT4418   Chocolate Mint                                                             $7.60/8oz

SVBT441P  Chocolate Mint                                                             $14.40/lb

SVBT4424   Coconut                                                                      $4.00/4oz

SVBT4428   Coconut                                                                      $7.60/8oz

SVBT442P  Coconut                                                                       $14.40/lb

SVBT4434   Cranberry                                                                    $4.00/o4z

SVBT4438   Cranberry                                                                    $7.60/8oz

SVBT443P  Cranberry                                                                     $14.40/lb

SVBT4444   French Vanilla                                                             $4.00/4oz

SVBT4448   French Vanilla                                                             $7.60/8oz

SVBT444P  French Vanilla                                                              $14.40/lb

SVBT4464  Grenadine                                                                     $4.00/4oz

SVBT4468  Grenadine                                                                     $7.60/8oz

SVBT446P Grenadine                                                                     $14.40/lb

SVBT4474  Hazelnut                                                                       $4.00/4oz

SVBT4478  Hazelnut                                                                       $7.60/8oz

SVBT447P Hazelnut                                                                       $14.40/lb

SVBT4484  Honey                                                                          $4.00/4oz

SVBT4488  Honey                                                                          $7.60/8oz

SVBT448P Honey                                                                           $14.40/lb

SVBT4494  Kiwi Watermelon                                                           $4.00/4oz

SVBT4498  Kiwi Watermelon                                                           $7.60/8oz

SVBT449P Kiwi Watermelon                                                           $14.40/lb

SVBT4504  Lemon Ginger                                                               $4.00/4oz

SVBT4508  Lemon Ginger                                                               $7.60/8oz

SVBT450P Lemon Ginger                                                                $14.40/lb

SVBT4514  Lemon Spice                                                                $4.00/4oz

SVBT4518  Lemon Spice                                                                $7.60/8oz

SVBT451P Lemon Spice                                                                 $14.40/lb

SVBT4524  Lime                                                                             $4.00/4oz

SVBT4528  Lime                                                                             $7.60/8oz

SVBT452P Lime                                                                              $14.40/lb

SVBT4534  Lotus                                                                            $4.00/4oz

SVBT4538  Lotus                                                                            $7.60/8oz

SVBT453P Lotus                                                                             $14.40/lb

SVBT4544  Mango                                                                          $4.00/4oz

SVBT4548  Mango                                                                          $7.60/8oz

SVBT454P Mango                                                                           $14.40/lb

SVBT4554  Orange Cranberry                                                           $4.00/4oz

SVBT4558  Orange Cranberry                                                           $7.60/8oz

SVBT455P Orange Cranberry                                                            $14.40/lb

SVBT4564  Orange Spice                                                                 $4.00/4oz

SVBT4568  Orange Spice                                                                 $7.60/o8z

SVBT456P Orange Spice                                                                  $14.40/lb

SVBT4574  Passion Fruit                                                                  $4.00/4oz

SVBT4578  Passion Fruit                                                                  $7.60/8oz

SVBT457P Passion Fruit                                                                   $14.40/lb

SVBT4584  Peach                                                                            $4.00/4oz

SVBT4588  Peach                                                                            $7.60/8oz

SVBT458P Peach                                                                             $14.40/lb

SVBT4594  August Peach                                                                 $4.00/4oz

SVBT4598  August Peach                                                                 $7.60/8oz

SVBT459P August Peach                                                                 $14.40/lb

SVBT4604  Pear                                                                               $4.00/4oz

SVBT4608  Pear                                                                               $7.60/8oz

SVBT460P Pear                                                                               $14.40/lb

SVBT4614  Plum                                                                              $4.00/4oz

SVBT4618  Plum                                                                              $7.60/8oz

SVBT461P Plum                                                                               $14.40/lb

SVBT4624  Raspberry                                                                       $4.00/4oz

SVBT4628  Raspberry                                                                       $7.60/8oz

SVBT462P Raspberry                                                                       $14.40/lb

SVBT4634  Red Currant                                                                     $4.00/4oz

SVBT4638  Red Currant                                                                     $7.60/8oz

SVBT463P Red Currant                                                                     $14.40/lb

SVBT4644  Strawberry                                                                      $4.00/4oz

SVBT4648  Strawberry                                                                      $7.60/8oz

SVBT464P Strawberry                                                                       $14.40/lb

SVBT4654 Tangerine                                                                        $4.00/4oz

SVBT4658 Tangerine                                                                        $7.60/8oz

SVBT465P Tangerine                                                                        $14.40/lb

SVBT4664  Tangerine Spice                                                              $4.00/4oz

SVBT4668  Tangerine Spice                                                              $7.60/8oz

SVBT466P Tangerine Spice                                                               $14.40/lb

SVBT4674  Vanilla                                                                            $4.00/4oz

SVBT4678  Vanilla                                                                            $7.60/8oz

SVBT467P Vanilla                                                                             $14.40/lb

SVBT4684  Wild Berry                                                                       $4.00/4oz

SVBT4688  Wild Berry                                                                       $7.60/8oz

SVBT468P Wild Berry                                                                       $14.40/lb

SVBT4694  Wild Cherry                                                                     $4.00/4oz

SVBT4698  Wild Cherry                                                                     $7.60/8oz

SVBT469P Wild Cherry                                                                     $14.40/lb

Rooibos Teabags - 20/Box

SVBT470   Rooibos                                                                          $5.00

SVBT471   Lemon Rooibos                                                               $5.50

SVBT472   Earl Grey Rooibos                                                           $5.95

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History of Rooibos

Growing on the slopes of the beautiful Cedarberg mountains in the Western Cape of South Africa, is a natural herb that can be found only in this region. Well known to the indigenous  Khoisan tribe, it has been used for a wide range of illnesses for centuries and has literally exploded onto the tea market of today.

At the turn of the last century, local people harvested Rooibos by  chopping the plants with axes and bruising the leaves with hammers, and then leaving them to ferment in heaps where they dried in the hot sun.   In 1904, Benjamin Ginsberg, a Russian immigrant and pioneer in the area began trading  and selling Rooibos.  When the Rooibos market collapsed after the Second World War, the Clanwilliam Tea Cooperative was established in 1948 followed by the appointment of the Rooibos Tea Control Board in 1954. The goals of the board were to regulate marketing, stabilize prices, and improve and standardize the quality of the tea. This has been well accomplished with the refinement of production methods and worldwide distribution. 

Production

Rooibos is a member of the Aspalathus plant group, which is part of the legume family. It is a shrub-like bush with a central, smooth-barked main stem.  Near the soil surface the stem subdivides into a number of strong offshoots, followed by delicate side branches each bearing, singly or in clusters, soft, needle-like leaves some ten centimeters in length. The height at maturity varies from one to 1,5 meters in its natural state, while the height of harvested plants varies from 0,5 to 1,5 meters, depending on the age of the plant, or the climate and soil conditions in the area of production.

Although the plant requires a production area with winter rainfall, its active growth only starts in spring, increasing towards midsummer after which growth declines.  The plant is usually covered with small, yellow, pea-shaped flowers during October.  The flowers each produce a small legume containing a single, very small, light yellow, hard-shelled, dicotyledonous seed. which are sown from February to March. The seedlings are transplanted between June and August, and the first crops reach maturity some 18 months later. During harvesting, each bush is cut to 35cm above the ground. Plantations have to be re-established after 3 to 5 harvests.

The harvested cuttings are bound into sheaves and transported to the processing yard, where they are trimmed to a standard length, bruised between rollers, then aired thoroughly.

The cuttings are gathered into low heaps and moistened to start the fermentation process, when oxygen sets up a reaction between the tannin and enzymes in the Rooibos.  The herb changes from green to its characteristic amber color and develops its distinctive, sweet aroma. The Rooibos is then spread out over large drying yards to dry in the sun. Special vacuum machines then gather it up for delivery to the factory.

Health Benefits

Rooibos contains polyphenols and flavonoids, which help protect the body from free-radicals that weaken natural defenses and eventually lead to aging and the onset of disease. Scientific studies indicate that drinking Red Tea daily can reward you with powerful antioxidants that help build the immune system and create a healthier, longer life. It has all the benefits of green tea, but is completely caffeine-free so that you can enjoy unlimited cups, multiplying the benefits from all its healthful properties without overdoing the caffeine.
 

• Has antioxidants which limit the effects of free-radicals in the process of aging and the declining immune system.

• Beneficial in common infant ailments like colic and stomach cramps.

• Completely pure, natural and contains no additives, preservatives or colorants.

• Contains no caffeine and has a soothing effect on the central nervous system.

• Has anti-spasmodic properties which help to relieve stomach and digestive problems like nausea, vomiting, constipation, heartburn and stomach ulcers.

• Benefits the management of allergies like hay fever, asthma, and eczema.

• Has a soothing effect when applied directly to the skin as a tincture or can relieve itching, rashes and sunburn when added to a bath.

• Supplements the daily amounts of calcium, manganese and especially fluoride, needed for the development of strong teeth and bones.

• Contains zinc and alpha hydroxy acid, which promote healthy skin, and magnesium, which is necessary for a healthy nervous system

• Low in tannin, a substance which affects the body's metabolism by interfering with its ability to absorb iron and protein.

• An ideal drink for anyone who is watching their weight because it contains no calories, it is less bitter than regular tea and therefore needs no sweeteners and it is naturally calming.

• Strongly recommended for people suffering with irritability, headaches, disturbed sleeping patterns, insomnia, nervous tension, mild depression or hypertension, as it contains no caffeine and has a soothing effect on the central nervous system.
• Rooibos is low in harmful tannin and therefore does not have a negative effect on the absorption of iron in the body.
• Rooibos contains iron, potassium and copper - minerals which are essential for several metabolic functions.
• Rooibos contains magnesium - necessary for a healthy nervous system.
• As Rooibos contains no oxalic acid it can be drunk freely by people suffering with kidney stones.
• Rooibos is a pick-me-up in the morning, an excellent thirst-quencher during the day and at night it helps you to relax and sleep well.

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