Darjeeling tea Darjeeling tea Darjeeling tea is a tea grown in the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India, and widely exported and known. It is processed as black, green, white and oolong tea. When properly brewed, it yields a thin-bodied, light-coloured infusion with a floral aroma. The flavour can include a tinge of astringent tannic characteristics and a musky spiciness sometimes described as "muscatel". Unlike most Indian teas, Darjeeling tea is normally made from the small-leaved Chinese variety of "Camellia sinensis" var. "sinensis", rather than the large-leaved Assam plant ("C. sinensis" var. "assamica"). Traditionally, Darjeeling tea is made as black tea; however,
Gleditsia sinensis Gleditsia sinensis Gleditsia sinensis is a species of flowering plant native to Asia. In China, "Gleditsia sinensis" is commonly known as "zào jiá" (). The English equivalents include Chinese honey locust (or Chinese honeylocust), soap bean and soap pod. It is one of the alleged "50 fundamental herbs" used in traditional Chinese medicine. "Gleditsia sinensis" has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. The thorns of "Gleditsia sinensis" are used as a medicinal herb in China and Korea and may have antitumor properties. The thorns of "Gleditsia sinensis" LAM. (Leguminosae) have been used in traditional