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Tea is believed to have been discovered in ancient China thousands of years ago, initially valued for its —medicinal propertiesmedicine propertymedical propertiesmedicinally properties rather than its taste. Traders later carried tea along established routes to Central Asia and beyond, gradually —turningturnedturnturns it into a global commodity. By the seventeenth century, European trading companies had begun to —importimportingimportedimports vast quantities of tea, transforming it from an exotic luxury into an everyday drink.