Essiac tea is a controversial tea made from an assortment of herbs. This mixture, first conceived by a nurse from Canada in the 1920s was actually used before that by the natives. They called it the Tea of Life and used it in healing and ritual ceremonies.

Numerous studies lend credence to a popular idea that tea can help improve heart health. Heart attack and blood pressure are closely related with high blood pressure increasing the risk of heart attack, as well as contributing to other health problems.