If it's not made of tea, it's not tea. It's an infusion.

It's extra annoying to me because in my first language there's separate words for "tea-tea" and "some boiled herbs-tea" that are commonly used, but thanks to lazy translation people are beginning to call everything "tea".

If it doesn't come from the Camellia sinensis region of France it's not real tea, just sparkling leaf water

Thank you! Tisanes are not tea. I will die on this hill.

That is why I'm an ingredient purist. And I should add that Chamomile is an herbal infusion. No quote needeed. Don't offer me tee if your want to serve me some chamomile. Don't offer me tee either if you want to serve me hot water and present me an assortiment of plant a small bag. Tell me your going to serve hot water and I will chose what I drink.

And to keep the rant going in french "herbal tea" does not even have the "tee" word in it. So it is even more frustrating when someone offer you tee and you end up with some random "tisane" *rolling his eyes*

Exactly what I was thinking. Other types include oolong, pu-erh, and white tea. Tea is tea. And guess what? You can boil tea leaves to make tea. Don't know what everyone here is freaking out about. I've studied tea for years and met with some of the most knowledgeable people in the world including Teaparker and Stéphane Erler.

Herbal infusions are called tisanes btw

This used to be better known about a hundred years ago but over time has just been forgotten about for some reason. So in the past, if you wanted chamomile or rooibos, youd_ask for chamomile tisane for example.

As a preparation purist, I am aghast that they think you boil tea!