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Default an herbal tea that is tea-like in taste?

Hi, Ozzy,
Believe it or not, Celestial Seasons makes one you might use
effectively and enjoy. My husband drinks it when he's real "tea'd out".
It's called "Caffeine Free Tea" .
Ingredients: Blackberry leaves, roasted chicory root, hawthorn berries,
beet root, natural tea flavor, and hibiscus flowers. Unfortunately, it
doesn't contain caffeine; but, it really resembles a restaurant cuppa.
Good luck!
Shen

> Hi all,
>
> I've recently started a course of chemotherapy, and was told by a
> reputable alternative practicioner/MD that the ideal tea consumption is
> zero throughout the course, and for a few weeks after -- because the
> antioxidants for which *T. sinensis* is famous hamper the effectiveness
> of the chemo agents.
>
> So I'm looking for input as to an acceptable herbal mixture to try that
> has no antioxidants. Some caffiene would be a plus (yerba mate hax been
> nixed as having antioxidants galore), and if it could taste like any sort
> of real tea, that would be ideal - I don't want to go back to coffee for
> necessary caffiene.
>
> Is there anything remotely like that? I figure that this is the place to
> ask if anywhere is. Thanks.
>
> Ozzy