On Nov 5, 1:38 pm, SN wrote:
since even the green leaf, the cells are dehydrated, probably
proteins,enzymes, etc are inactive,

would light have any effect on it anymore?
(maybe not continuous direct sunlight since that has alot of energy
and radiation),
but light from light bulbs in the kitchen/ or those fluorescent tubes
at supermarkets...

I'm not a scientist (don't even play one on TV) but I keep all forms
of light away from my tea. Air, light, smells all are on my no-no
list. Again, I go with the "old school" ways of tea storage... they
used opaque containers and they were generally air tight (or close to
it). If it worked for a couple hundred/thousand years then it's good
enough for me. I do use clear glass jars with screw on tops and they
stay in their own fairly sealed cabinet.

Beyond staying out of direct sunlight which is #1 on my list, I keep
two or more jars of each tea so that only what is being used gets
exposed to air at any time.

HTH,
- Dominic