Honeybush has been wild harvested and used by the indigenous people of the Cape for centuries, forming an essential part of their medicine cabinet. After the settlers came to the Cape, Honeybush was documented for the first time in 1705 and by the 1800’s it was widely used by the colonists as a restorative drink. As it became popular and the demand grew, commercial plantations were established and the first commercially grown honeybush was harvested in 1996. Today, more than 100 hectares of Honeybush tea is harvested from commercial plantations in the Cape Fynbos region.
Because it is caffeine-free and especially low in tannins, Honeybush tea helps to alleviate nervous tension and anxiety.
Honeybush contains pinitol and mangiferin, compounds with proven blood sugar-lowering effects, and herbal infusion useful for diabetes.
Growing up on a farm in the Cape Fynbos region, Alex Jordaan, founder of Cape Fynbos Tea, shares a deep, personal connection with the unspoilt surrounding nature of the Fynbos biome. Alex shares his appreciation of Mother Nature and natural remedies by preaching the Honeybush Tea gospel, a secret he believes too good to keep.
