Jasmine or
Jessamine (
Jasminum) (from
Persian yasmin, i.e. "gift from God"
[1][2], via
Arabic[3]) is a
genus of
shrubs and
vines in the olive family (
Oleaceae),with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the
Old World. The majority of species grow as climbers on other plants or on structures. The
leaves can be either
evergreen or
deciduous, and are opposite in most species; leaf shape is simple, trifoliate or
pinnate with up to nine leaflets. Jasmine tea is also very efficient against coughs, sore throats or other problems to do with the bronchites.
