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Tea MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Tea
Tree Number(s)
D20.215.784.844
G07.203.100.831
J02.200.831
Unique ID
D013662
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013662
Annotation
restrict to drink prepared from tea plant, CAMELLIA SINENSIS (formerly Thea sinensis); TEAS, HERBAL and TEAS, MEDICINAL are also available
Scope Note
The infusion of leaves of CAMELLIA SINENSIS (formerly Thea sinensis) as a beverage, the familiar Asian tea, which contains CATECHIN (especially epigallocatechin gallate) and CAFFEINE.
Entry Term(s)
Black Tea
Green Tea
Registry Numbers
0
See Also
Camellia sinensis
Theophylline
History Note
66
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2019/07/08
Tea Preferred
Green Tea Narrower
Black Tea Narrower
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