Can I make tea at home and sell it online legally?

How can I make my own high-grade tea extracts/concentrates at home?

• A couple of years ago I discovered that certain types of white teas, which are free of leaves and contain only tea buds, make a huge difference in my ability to concentrate. I've become sort of dependent on them to do my job, and so I'm constantly making tea throughout the day (and thus constantly running to the bathroom). All of the tea/catechin (tea antioxidant) extracts I've purchased don't seem to have the same effect on me, regardless of whether or not they contain caffeine. In researching the best way to make my own, I found this http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijfs.12454/abstract comparing various methods of making antioxidant-rich extracts from tea, which concluded "the optimal extraction conditions were determined using 40% ethanol with ultrasound-assisted extraction method for 2 h at 40 °C." Is it possible for a non-chemist to purchase and learn how to use an ultrasound probe that would give comparable results, without spending thousands of dollars? If not, could anyone suggest alternative approaches? I actually made a number of (probably foolish) attempts at butane extraction, inspired by the trendiness of those extracts in the world of marijuana. But, despite trying different lengths of pipe, different grind consistencies, multiple cans of butane, and so on...I never managed to get an appreciable yield. I'm guessing this is because most of the valuable compounds in the tea are not particularly fat-soluble, so the only thing the butane pulled out of it was small amounts of pure caffeine. I considered trying to find someone with a CO2 extraction set-up who might be willing to do a run of tea for me, but I'm not confident the yields would be any better. P.S. I recently found this Chinese mail order site selling this http://www.dhgate.com/product/ultrasonic-extraction-nutrition-pot-health/211978960.html for 100$. But, I can't find any reviews or other information about it and I'm skeptical as to whether it's really powerful enough to be useful. It says it operates at a frequency of 68 kHz, and has a power range of 40-50 W. Does anyone know how I could compare this to the kind of ultrasonic extraction equipment used in a commercial or laboratory setting?

• Answer:

  Have you tried just steeping them in vodka (40% ethanol) at 40c for two hours, without the ultrasonic angle? That might work, and would be super easy.