What is Maté or Yerba Mate or Maté Tea?
What is Maté or Yerba Mate or Maté Tea?
Yerba mate or maté tea (Portuguese: chimarrão) is a brew made from the dried leaves and stems of the maté tree (Ilex paraguariensis).
Main effects of maté tea
Maté has a stimulating effect thanks to the caffeine it contains.
It has a beneficial effect thanks to the theobromine found in chocolate.
It has a mildly soothing effect thanks to theophylline.
It also has a cleansing effect thanks to the antioxidants it contains.
Traditionally, the brew is drunk warm, from a calabash also called Mate, using a filtered metal straw called a Bombilla.
The name of the Yerba Mate-based drink consumed cold is Tereré.
The 7+1 points of Maté:
Called the "Drink of the Gods" by the Guaraní Indians, Maté Tea is more than just a tea:
1. A confidence-boosting serum
2. Legal doping
3. A healthy alternative to coffee.
4. A more powerful antioxidant than green tea.
5. Liquid fat burner.
6. Tireless fighter against cancer cells.
7. A source of happiness that beats chocolate.
And what science has yet to find a logical answer to:
+1. Why do people who drink the same mate develop a more intimate, deeper connection?
Let's have a mate!
