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Off the Shelf...

anuary is National Hot Tea Month

For many years, we have been hearing about the health benefits of tea, especially green tea.
Did you know that tea has been studied and used for its medicinal properties for centuries? A simple keyword search of the Lloyd's online catalog revealed some 95 results of books either in whole or in part about tea dating from as early as 1667 right up to 2009. Tea can be made from a variety of plant sources and can be used in a multitude of ways. Come to the Lloyd to expand your tea horizons!

Featured Books:

Banerjee, B. (editor). Therapeutic Effects of Tea. (2005)

Bigelow, Jacob. Nature in Disease. (1859)

de Rios, Marlene Dobkin. A Hallucinogenic Tea, Laced with Controversy. (2008)

Desmond, Ray. The European Discovery of the Indian Flora. (1992)

Ho, Chi-Tang (editor).Tea and Tea Products: Chemistry and Health-Promoting Properties. (2009)

Jain, N. K. (editor). Protective Effects of Tea on Human Health. (2006)

Kuroda, Yukiaka. Health Effects of Tea and its Catechins. (2004)

Lettsom, John Coakley. The natural history of the tea-tree : with observations on the medical qualities of tea, and effects of tea-drinking. (1772)

Paulli, Simon. Quadripartitum botanicum : de simplicivm medicamentorvm facultatibus, in usus medicinæ candidatorum, praxim medicam, Deo benedicente, auspicaturorum:... (1667)

Petro, Beth Ann. The Book of Kombucha. (1996)

Riant, Aimé. Le café, le chocolat, le thé. (1875)

Sigmond, G. G. Tea: Its Effects, Medicinal and Moral. (1839)

Winton, Andrew L. The Structure and Composition of Foods: Volume IV - Sugar, Sirup, Honey, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Spices, Extracts, Yeast, and Baking Powder. (1939)

Yamamoto, Takehiko (editor). Chemistry and Applications of Green Tea. (1997)

Zhen, Young-su (editor). Tea: Bioactivity and Therapeutic Potential. (2002)