Legend has it that the discovery of tea was an accident, when a tea leaf fell in Chinese Emperor Shen Nung’s cup of hot water.

Leaves from the tree blew into the water, when Shen Nung — also a renowned herbalist — decided to try the infusion that his servant had accidentally created.

From Emperor Shen Nung to Your Cup, the power of Tea. - Chhavi Saini, Townley Grammar (Image: unsplash) Tea is an integral part of many cultures, with a rich, worldwide history.

Tea, it is said, was first drunk by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung about 2737 B.C. Then someone in China invented a device that shredded tea leaves, making it easier to brew tea. But the idea of ...

Since leaves from an herb plant accidentally floated into Chinese Emperor Shen Nung's pot of boiling drinking water nearly 5,000 years ago, tea has come a long way. Over the years, the brew has ...

The ancient emperor, Shen-Nung (c.2700 B.C.), is known as the Father of Chinese Medicine. Because he was a good farmer and concerned about his suffering subjects, he looked to plants for cures.

Whether you believe the tales of hygiene-obsessed Emperor Shen Nung, who found his daily cup of boiled water curiously refreshing after a tea leaf fell in one day, or the legend of Indian Prince ...

The first medical uses of cannabis date back to Emperor Shen Nung, the “father” of Chinese medicine. In the first Chinese pharmacopoeia, cannabis was recommended for fatigue, rheumatism and ...