Just your cup of tea: the history (and health claims) of the nation’s favourite brew
09 June 2016How do you take your tea – with a drop of poisonous chemicals or a spoonful of sheep dung? Throughout history, the health benefits – and harms – of this popular beverage have been widely debated. In an article originally published in the student science magazine , Sophie Protheroe, an undergraduate student at Murray Edwards College, examines the global history of tea and its effect on our health.
