KHILANG

We discovered the origins and history of Khilang in the Tinsukia district a few years ago. We are making this ancient traditional drink available to you for the first time in collaboration with traditional Khilang tea makers. According to the locals, in the 16th century, people in the Barekuri area of Tinsukia district of Assam, identified a medicinal plant. They named it Khilang. It was used for therapeutic benefits and helped to cure malaria, reduce gastritis, and lethargy. They drank it for breakfast, between meals and after meals for digestion. Even today, some villagers in the Barekuri area drink Khilang. They prefer Khilang above any other type of tea. In terms of health benefits, they said that it is helpful for malaria, body aches and that it may reduce the pain from snake bites. As a result, it was regarded as a therapeutic beverage. When the British arrived in Assam in the 18th century in search of tea, the locals discovered that the Khilang leaf was actually a tea leaf. It was tea leaves from indigenous tea trees.