Rooibos (colloquial pronunciation - roibush) is a drink (herbal tea) obtained by brewing dried crushed leaves and shoots of Aspalathus linearis, a shrub from the legume family (Fabaceae).

The plant has long been used by the local population of South Africa to make herbal tea. They collected its leaves, similar to needles, but giving a very pleasant aromatic and healing infusion when brewed.

Enjoy a daily tonic non-alcoholic drink. It is considered not only pleasant, but also very useful, giving energy, strengthening health. As an analogue, South Africans also brew honeybush.

Rooibos quenches thirst well and tones. Since, unlike tea and coffee, rooibos does not contain caffeine, it can be used as a complete or partial replacement for these drinks by people who, for some reason, are contraindicated to caffeine. For the same reason, rooibos can be consumed by children without restrictions. The presence of glucose in rooibos makes its taste sweet without the use of sugar or sweeteners.