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| Mate , yerba mate, matte |
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| Ilex paraguariensis |
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| AQUIFOLIACEAE Holly Family |
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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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Prep 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
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| Appetite suppressant | | Yerba mate assists weight loss by increasing the transit time of food through the digestive tract, helping users feel fuller, longer. 756
| | 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 757
| | Increasing concentration | | Mate has the effect of stimulating the mind, increasing concentration and easing depressive moods, while not interfering with sleep like coffee may. 758
| | Arthitis, gout | | Mate has a folklore reputation for treating arthritis, gout and other inflammatory conditions and contains many healthy antioxidants. 759
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| Contains caffeine like stimulants |
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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.
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 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.
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| Certified Organic Yerba Mate |
| Origin-Brazil Lightly stimulating Yerba Mate from South America with just the right kick. Organically grown ,untreated and pure organic Yerba Mate |
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