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LITTLE HISTORY OF YERBA MATE

The use of Yerba Mate among the native Guarani indian from Northern Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay was due to two purposes, as a nutrient and as part of their diet, and for healthful purposes. New people coming into those countries, mostly immigrants from Europe, adopted this wonderful tea. Today the people of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru, have made it part of their daily diet.

YERBA MATE

We drink it several times a day. In our case more than 6 times daily. It is a powerful antioxidant, and also it is used to boost immunity, reduce the effects of debilitating disease, eliminate insomnia, and so forth. We have available upon request specific information about properties of yerbamate in an effort to see if it qualifies for your diet.

Contains practically all of the vitamins to sustain life-powerful antioxidant, tone the nervous system, retard aging, combat fatigue, stimulate the mind, control the appetite, reduce stress, caffeine free! Vitamins A, C, E, B1, B2, B complex, riboflavin, vitamin C complex, magnesium, calcium, iron, sodium, potassium, manganese, silicon. Specially large amounts of pantothenic acid, a significant and vital nutrient.
The yerba-maté plant (Ilex-Paranguariensis) belongs to the acquifoliaceas family, of the always-green type, i.e. that has perennial leaves. The tree is similar to the laurel, of a gray whitish trunk, 2 to 6 meters tall and about 30 or 40 centimeters in diameter. Its leaves are alternate, of a narrow basis and dented edge, they can be 8 to 10 centimeters wide.
The yerba-maté plant grows in wooded, subtropical and warm regions, in red and high lands, up to 400 meters above sea level. Among these regions we can name Chaco (Bolivian, Paraguayan and Argentine), the whole Paruguay Republic, Misiones, Brazil and some departments of Uruguay. In these places the roots of the plant develop greatly in depth and volume. This explains its production period, which is near to 150 years
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