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'''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. | ||