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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 | | 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]] | ||
| references = <references/> | | references = <references/> | ||
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| 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 | |||
| page = 53 | |||
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