Tea - Revision history

MDElliottMD: Em-dash sweep: replace em-dash with comma per project rule; PendellsCorner verbatim quotes preserved.

2026-05-19T03:16:12Z

Em-dash sweep: replace em-dash with comma per project rule; PendellsCorner verbatim quotes preserved.

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	\| duration = 3–4 h		\| duration = 3–4 h
	\| halflife = ~5 h (caffeine)		\| halflife = ~5 h (caffeine)
	\| mechanism = Caffeine + theophylline + L-theanine. L-theanine (an amino acid unique to tea) modulates glutamate and produces an 'alpha-wave' calming overlay on caffeine's stimulation — hence tea's reputation as a 'cleaner' stimulant than coffee.		\| mechanism = Caffeine + theophylline + L-theanine. L-theanine (an amino acid unique to tea) modulates glutamate and produces an 'alpha-wave' calming overlay on caffeine's stimulation, hence tea's reputation as a 'cleaner' stimulant than coffee.
	\| intro = Tea is ''Camellia sinensis'' (Theaceae). Native to the borderlands of southwest China / northeast India / northern Burma. Discovered per legend by Shen-Nung in 2737 BCE, or as a gift of Bodhidharma's severed eyelids at Shao-Lin temple. Carried from China to Japan by Buddhist monks; reached Europe via Portuguese 1546, Lisbon 1580. Drove the Opium Wars when British East India Co. sought a non-silver way to pay for it.		\| intro = Tea is ''Camellia sinensis'' (Theaceae). Native to the borderlands of southwest China / northeast India / northern Burma. Discovered per legend by Shen-Nung in 2737 BCE, or as a gift of Bodhidharma's severed eyelids at Shao-Lin temple. Carried from China to Japan by Buddhist monks; reached Europe via Portuguese 1546, Lisbon 1580. Drove the Opium Wars when British East India Co. sought a non-silver way to pay for it.
	\| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Chocolate]], [[Caffeine]]		\| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Chocolate]], [[Caffeine]]

Maintenance script: Pendell's corner: verbatim (Dynamis, p. 53)

2026-05-15T23:04:45Z

Pendell's corner: verbatim (Dynamis, p. 53)

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	{{PendellsCorner		{{PendellsCorner
	\| quote = ~~Tea is the slow Ally &mdash~~; ~~the long brewing, the small cup, the patient afternoon~~. The ~~Chinese have known her for four thousand years; the Japanese turned the brewing into~~ a ~~discipline; the British turned it into an empire~~. The ~~polyphenols soften her caffeine;~~ the ~~theanine softens it more~~. ~~She~~ is ~~the wakefulness that does not insist~~.		\| quote = The first bowl cleanly moistens my lips and throat;<br>The second banishes my loneliness;<br>The third chases through all dullness<br>To clarify every word I've ever read.<br>The fourth brings on a light sweat<br>That cleanses away life's troubles.<br>The fifth purifies my soul.<br>The sixth beckons me to the Immortals.<br>The seventh is my limit,<br>A light breeze breaks from my sleeves.<br><br>— Lu T'ung, "Song of Tea" (quoted in Pendell)
	\| volume = Dynamis		\| volume = Dynamis
	\| ~~voice~~ = ~~curated paraphrase — replace with verbatim passage~~		\| page = 53
	}}		}}

Maintenance script: Add Pendell's corner (Dynamis)

2026-05-15T21:43:10Z

Add Pendell's corner (Dynamis)

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	\| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Chocolate]], [[Caffeine]]		\| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Chocolate]], [[Caffeine]]
	\| references = <references/>		\| references = <references/>
			}}

			{{PendellsCorner
			\| quote = Tea is the slow Ally — the long brewing, the small cup, the patient afternoon. The Chinese have known her for four thousand years; the Japanese turned the brewing into a discipline; the British turned it into an empire. The polyphenols soften her caffeine; the theanine softens it more. She is the wakefulness that does not insist.
			\| volume = Dynamis
			\| voice = curated paraphrase — replace with verbatim passage
	}}		}}

MDElliottMD: Create skeletal Plant Medicines page from Pendell

2026-05-15T17:57:21Z

Create skeletal Plant Medicines page from Pendell

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{{MedTemplate
| generic = Tea
| brand = ''Camellia sinensis'' (formerly ''Thea sinensis'')
| classes = Plant Medicine, Excitantia, Caffeine plant
| uses = <vote slug="alertness-use">Alertness</vote>, <vote slug="cognitive-clarity-use">Cognitive clarity</vote>
| starting_dose = One cup (~40–60 mg caffeine; about half of brewed coffee)
| preparations = Dried leaves, infused. Six major processings: white, green, yellow, oolong, black, pu-erh
| routes = Oral
| onset = 15–30 min
| duration = 3–4 h
| halflife = ~5 h (caffeine)
| mechanism = Caffeine + theophylline + L-theanine. L-theanine (an amino acid unique to tea) modulates glutamate and produces an 'alpha-wave' calming overlay on caffeine's stimulation — hence tea's reputation as a 'cleaner' stimulant than coffee.
| intro = Tea is ''Camellia sinensis'' (Theaceae). Native to the borderlands of southwest China / northeast India / northern Burma. Discovered per legend by Shen-Nung in 2737 BCE, or as a gift of Bodhidharma's severed eyelids at Shao-Lin temple. Carried from China to Japan by Buddhist monks; reached Europe via Portuguese 1546, Lisbon 1580. Drove the Opium Wars when British East India Co. sought a non-silver way to pay for it.
| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Chocolate]], [[Caffeine]]
| references = <references/>
}}

[[Category:Caffeine plants]]
[[Category:Xanthines]]
[[Category:Medicines]]