Note 159 — Chapter XXIV
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The plants with which the Chinese give flavour to tea are the Olea fragrans, Chloranthus inconspicuus, Gardenia florida, Aglaia odorata, Mogorium sambac, Vitex spicata, Camellia sasanqua, Camellia odorifera, Illicium anisatum, Magnolia yulan, Rosa indica odoratissima, turmeric, oil of Bixa orellana, and the root of the Florentine iris.
The principles of caffeine and theine are, in all respects, identical.