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Yerba mate or Ilex paraguariensis - A species of holly that also contains caffeine and is popularly used to make mate in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. Ilex guayusa - also known as "guayusa", is an Amazonian tree, native to the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest. Ilex vomitoria - "Yaupon Holly", a caffeine containing plant from North ...
Yerba mate or yerba-maté (/ ˈ j ɜːr b ə ˈ m ɑː t eɪ /), [2] [3] Ilex paraguariensis, is a plant species of the holly genus native to South America. [4] It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. [5] The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a beverage known as maté. Brewed cold, it is used to make ...
Beyond adverse effects from the herb itself, "adulteration, inappropriate formulation, or lack of understanding of plant and drug interactions have led to adverse reactions that are sometimes life threatening or lethal." [3]
Too much yerba will result in a "short" mate; conversely, too little yerba results in a "long" mate, both being considered undesirable. After that, any additional herbs ( yuyo , in Portuguese jujo ) may be added for either health or flavor benefits, a practice most common in Paraguay, where people acquire herbs from a local yuyera (herbalist ...
This is similar to yerba mate, used throughout many Latin American countries as mate, and widely regarded to have health benefits. Mild stomach upset is often remedied with a drink made from lemongrass , or Limón .
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To make mate, you fill the cup one-half to three-quarters with the yerba leaves. Cover the mouth of the mate with your hand. Turn it over and shake it to even out the leaf mixture, and keep the ...
Critics have long argued that while studying the effects of Red Dye No. 3 in humans poses ethical and scientific challenges, its ban in cosmetics should have logically extended to the food supply.