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Mate Ilex paraguariensis

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Common Names

Mate , yerba mate, matte

Botanical Name

Ilex paraguariensis

Family

AQUIFOLIACEAE Holly Family

Mate Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:	ConcentrationMemory/Focus * Depression * Gout * Lupus * Rheumatoid Arthritis * Weight Loss *
Properties:	Stimulant* Astringent*
Parts Used:	leaves
Constituents:	xanthines,(alkaloids in the same family as caffeine), theophylline, and theobromine, (stimulants also found in coffee and chocolate).potassium, magnesium and manganese
Traditions:	Central and South America *

A herb native to South America that has been used for centuries as a health tonic and beverage. Containing 196 active compounds, nutrients, and amino acids, Yerba mate is touted as the new healthy alternative to coffee. Additionally, it is believed to act on sensory organs to assist dieters in reducing food cravings. Yerba mate is glycogenolytic (breaking down stored glycogen in the liver, allowing it to store calories from the next meal), lipolytic (breaking down fats), and stimulating the central nervous system.

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Certified Organic Yerba Mate

Origin-Brazil Lightly stimulating Yerba Mate from South America with just the right kick.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Organically grown ,untreated and pure organic Yerba Mate leaves.

Side Effects:

Contains caffeine like stimulants

How to Use: Mate

Preparation Methods :For tea steep one teaspoon of mate leaves per cup of hot water up to 3 times a day (Do not boil). Also available in extract form.

Remedies using : Mate

Mate Medicinal Uses & Benefits

ConcentrationMemory/Focus * Depression * Gout * Lupus * Rheumatoid Arthritis * Weight Loss *

Yerba mate for :Appetite suppressant
	Yerba mate assists weight loss by increasing the transit time of food through the digestive tract, helping users feel fuller, longer.

Yerba mate for :Fatigue, Headache
	The British Herbal Compendium recommends yerba mate for treating fatigue and headache, it's therapeutic qualities are attributed to a xanthine alkaloid called mateine, which acts like caffeine but doesn�t have the caffeine side effects

Yerba mate for :Increasing concentration
	Mate has the effect of stimulating the mind, increasing concentration and easing depressive moods, while not interfering with sleep like coffee may.

Yerba mate for :Arthitis, gout
	Mate has a folklore reputation for treating arthritis, gout and other inflammatory conditions and contains many healthy antioxidants.

Plant Description
Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887 Yerba mate is the dried leaves and stems of a South American holly and like other members of the holly family, the mate tree has bright red berries and shiny green leaves. The term mate is a Guarani Indian word for gourd, referring to the hollowed out gourds once used as cups to drink the tea.
History and Traditions
Drinking mate with friends from a shared hollow gourd (also called a mate in Spanish, or cabaça or cuia in Portuguese) with a metal straw (a bombilla in Spanish, bomba or canudo in Portuguese) is an extremely common social practice in Argentina,Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Chile, eastern Bolivia and Southern Region, Brazil and also Syria and Lebanon. ^Wikipedia
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