Auringonkukan juuret Etelä-Amerikassa. Arktiset aromit - Etusivu. VilliVihanneksia. Partsilta pöytään. Viva la Villivihannekset – voikukka. Viime hetken villivihannekset « Raakaruoka. Puutarha - Villivihanneksia ja yrttejä. Capsicum Vault. Chili Appreciation Society International. Homepage. Town of Chili, New York. Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Vault. Yerba Mate Benefits & Information. Yerba mate has been used as a beverage since the time of the ancient Indians of Brazil and Paraguay and is considered a national drink in several South American countries. Woman's World writer Barbara Tunick reports; "A drink from South America has hit U.S. shores-and experts say it's the ticket for those who love the boost of coffee but hate it's side effects. " In addition to its standing as a popular beverage, yerba mate is used as a tonic, diuretic and as a stimulant to reduce fatigue, suppress appetite and aid gastric function in herbal medicine systems throughout South America.
It also has been used as a depurative (to promote cleansing and excretion of waste). In Brazil, mate is said to stimulate the nervous and muscular systems and is used for digestive problems, renal colic, nerve pain, depression, fatigue, and obesity. It also has bitter qualities which help stimulate digestion. Millions of South Americans drink Mate on a daily basis where weight problems are uncommon. Confessions of a Reluctant Yerba Mate Drinker. My first encounter with yerba mate was a less than auspicious one.
In fact, if you'd told me then that one day I'd be drinking copious amounts of the stuff I surely would have scoffed. This not so momentous introduction came when my wife and I attended a craft show, food show, touchy-feely new age expo or something like that - the details escape me now. Whatever the occasion, we found ourselves approaching a booth where an enthusiastic young fellow was stuffing tea bags into water bottles, shaking vigorously and offering them to a less than enthusiastic public. Since the price was right I figured I'd give it a whirl, whatever "it" was. A few sips later and I could see why the poor guy was giving the stuff away.
For some odd reason, though, I didn't give up on yerba mate. At this point in time, I wouldn't have described myself as a yerba mate lover. Thus far, all I really knew about yerba mate was what I'd read on the side of Guayaki's packages, so I started digging. Yerba Mate Review - Dangers of Yerba Mate Tea & Yerba Mate Health Benefits. Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is a species of the holly (family Aquifoliaceae) native to subtropical South America in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay.
It was first scientifically classified in the late 1800's by a swiss botanist named Moses Bertoni. Yerba mate is a shrub or small tree that can grow up to 15 meters tall. It has evergreen leaves, and has small, green / white flowers. It also has a fruit that measures 4 to 6 mm in diameter. [1] Yerba Mate contains caffeine and theobromine, both of which are stimulants. The physiological effects of Yerba Mate is rather similar to other caffeinated drinks such as coffee, tea, and guarana beverages. Yerba Mate. Guarana Vault.