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Other use
Makes yerba mate tea, drunk by Mestizo and Guarani people in Paraguay, and now world wide. Contains caffeine and theobromine. Medicinal plants are added to yerba mate tea and the tea itself is not considered medicinal. See:
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2018; 2018: 6849317.
Published online 2018 Mar 14. doi: 10.1155/2018/6849317
PMCID: PMC5872613
PMID: 29725356
Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Beverage: Nutraceutical Ingredient or Conveyor for the Intake of Medicinal Plants? Evidence from Paraguayan Folk Medicine
Monika Kujawska
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5872613/
Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil.
Family: AQUIFOLIACEAEGenus: Ilex
Species: paraguariensis A.St.-Hil.
Common names: Brazilian Tea; Mate; Yerba Mate
Distribution summary: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uraguay
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H2 - Tender; cool or frost-free greenhouse
Habitat: High altitude woodland, damp woods, river banks
Garden status: Not currently grown
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use
