Honeybush

The Honeybush grows in a desert-like steppe area. It got its name from the small yellow flowers, which smell intensely of honey. The processing is the same as for rooibos: the tips of the branches are harvested, cut and fermented. Since the honeybush needs higher temperatures to develop its taste than the rooibos, it is fermented in ovens. It tastes fine and slightly roasted. Honeybush is caffeine-free, low in tannin and contains antioxidant polyphenols. In Africa it is used, among other things, as a sleeping drink or a remedy for skin problems. It should also have an appetizing effect.*

* Bierschenck, 2003 (Bierschenck, B. P. (2003). Ernährung in der Hauswirtschaft: Ausgewählte Fachthemen. Verlag Neuer Merkur. https://books.google.de/books?id=FaCSeW-4xo4C)