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[[File:rooibos.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Rooibos Tee|Rooibos]]
'''Rooibos''' means translated "red bush". The scientific name of rooibos is ''Aspalathus linearis''.
'''Rooibos''' means translated "red bush". The scientific name of rooibos is ''Aspalathus linearis''.
The leaves of rooibos are used to make a tisane called rooibos or bush tea. This tisane has been popular in Southern Africa for generations and is now consumed in many countries. Rooibos is free from [[caffeine]] and therefor suitable children and people with caffeine intolerance.
The leaves of rooibos are used to make a tisane called rooibos or bush tea. This tisane has been popular in Southern Africa for generations and is now consumed in many countries. Rooibos is free from [[caffeine]] and therefor suitable children and people with caffeine intolerance.