How to brew your PERFECT cup of Maté…
There are many ways to enjoy your Yerba Maté! If you would like to experience the Yerba the traditional way, the way of the energetic Gauchos and the wise old…
Yerba Mate or Chimarrao
Enjoying your Maté – the TRADITIONAL way…
When brewed this way, Maté comes very fresh and very strong - you could compare it to having an espresso coffee (remember? ... when you used to be a coffee…
Harvesting and Processing
After the yerba mate trees have reached 4-6 years old, they are ready to begin being harvested. At this point, cultivated yerba mate trees are around 4-5 meters tall and…
Yerba Mate Nutrition
Botanical Name: Ilex Paraguariensis (Part of the Holly Family)
Minerals Richly Found in Yerba Maté that Support Metabolism and Development
- Chromium
- Copper
- Iron
- Manganese
- Potassium
- Zinc
| Compound | Biological activities |
| Caffeine | Anticarcinogenic, antiobesity, antioxidant, antitumor, diuretic, energizer 20 to 200 mg, stimulant, topoisomerase-I-inhibitor 0.1 M, topoisomerase-II-inhibitor 99 mM, vasodilator |
| Chlorogenic-acid | Antioxidant IC50= 54.2 μM, analgesic, antiatherosclerotic, antibacterial, antidiabetic, antitumor, choleretic |
| Chlorophyll | Antibacterial, anticancer |
| Choline | Antidiabetic, cholinergic, lipotropic |
| Nicotinic acid | Choleretic, hypocholesterolemic 1 to 6 g/day |
| Pantothenic acid | Antiallergic 100 to 500 mg/day, antiarthritic 500 to 2000 mg/day, antifatigue |
| Rutin | 50= 30 ppm IC 50= 120 μM, antitumor, antitumor-promoter, antiulcer, cAMP-phosphodiesterase-inhibitor, topoisomerase-II-inhibitor IC50= 1 μg/mL, vasodilator |
| Tannin | Antioxidant 1/3 quercetin IC50= 1.44 μg/mL, antitumor, antitumor-promoter, lipoxygenase-inhibitor, MAO-inhibitore |
| Theobromine | cAMP-inhibitor IC50= 0.06 mg/mL, cAMP-phosphodiesterase-inhibitor, diuretic 300 to 600 mg/day, stimulant, myorelaxant |
| Theophylline | cAMP-inhibitor IC50= 0.06 mg/mL, cAMP-phosphodiesterase-inhibitor, diuretic, choleretic, stimulant, vasodilator, myorelaxant 100 μM |
| Ursolic acid | Analgesic, antioxidant IC50= 10 μM, antiperoxidant IC35= 200 μg/mL, protease-inhibitor IC85= 18 μg/mL, topoisomerase-II-inhibitor, antiarrhythmic, anticancer, antialzheimer |
Mate Tradition and History
Roots of Yerba Mate History European explorers first learned of Yerba Mate in 1592 from the native tribes. Today, the pounded leaves of the caá, known as "erva mate" to…
