The last of my 8 samples of Harney’s sachets. Second ever rooibos tea. It’s nice enough, but not sure if rooibos is my cuppa tea (pun intended). The chai flavouring is not overpowering (good) and goes well with the rooibos. The same medicinal compound is in this tea that I noticed with my first rooibos, must be a characteristic of this type of ‘tea’ leaf.
Edited to add:
Pretty sure there’s clove oil in this. I’m left with a slight numbing sensation in my mouth & throat. Similar to when I used clove oil for toothache 3 weeks ago. Not really a fan of voluntarily ingesting the stuff in a tea! Full strength clove oil is neurotoxic. I know because I did my research. Drink at your own risk I’d say.
Flavors: Clove, Medicinal, Rooibos
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I used to smoke clove cigarettes and did some research, and heated cloves produce Eugenol, which is a local anesthetic and makes you feel numb. Hence, the smoke made my mouth and throat a little numb and that is why they tend to be easy to smoke and not that harsh. Incidentally, they also cause you to inhale and keep smoke in your lungs more since you can’t feel it, which is terrible for you.
I haven’t smoked for many years now, but you’re right that clove has some interesting properties. I’ve never gotten a medicinal taste from rooibos. I wonder if it’s something else in the tea.
I used to smoke clove cigarettes and did some research, and heated cloves produce Eugenol, which is a local anesthetic and makes you feel numb. Hence, the smoke made my mouth and throat a little numb and that is why they tend to be easy to smoke and not that harsh. Incidentally, they also cause you to inhale and keep smoke in your lungs more since you can’t feel it, which is terrible for you.
I haven’t smoked for many years now, but you’re right that clove has some interesting properties. I’ve never gotten a medicinal taste from rooibos. I wonder if it’s something else in the tea.