Honeybush Red Tea

Honeybush is also known as berg tea or mountain tea. It is so named because the flowers smell of honey. The taste of honeybush tea is similar to that of rooibos but a little sweeter. Honeybush tea is a naturally sweet tea indigenous to South Africa. It’s caffeine-free with a honey-like aroma and taste.

Honeybush tea is made primarily from Cyclopia intermedia. It has been used to treat multiple ailments since the beginning of the 19th century. Most of its potential health effects are linked to the group of antioxidants called polyphenols, namely xanthones and flavanones. Research supports that honeybush tea’s polyphenols may help prevent, manage, and treat type 2 diabetes. Honeybush tea may benefit bone metabolism by affecting bone cells called osteoclasts and osteoblasts. Both drinking honeybush tea and topically applying a honeybush tea extract may improve skin health.

You may enjoy a warm cup of this honey-tasting tea on cold days, or an iced version during the summer.

Appearance, aroma and taste profile: It has pale yellow flowers with a characteristic sweet, honey-like scent and taste. Taste of honeybush tea is similar to that of rooibos but a little sweeter.

Botanical Name: Cyclopia intermedia

Common Names: Heuningbos, Berg tea, Mountain tea