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    Yerba Mate: A Traditional South American Drink
    Yerba Mate: A Traditional South American Drink
    Yerba Mate: The Herbal Tea of South America
    Yerba Mate: The Herbal Tea of South America
    Overview

    Yerba mate or yerba-maté , Ilex paraguariensis, is a plant species of the holly genus native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. The leaves of the plant can be steepe… See more

    Name and pronunciation

    The name given to the plant in the Guaraní language (of the indigenous people who first used mate) is ka'a, which has the same meaning as 'herb'. Congonha, in Portuguese, a term describing several herb species, is … See more

    Description

    Ilex paraguariensis begins as a shrub and then matures to a tree, growing up to 15 meters (49 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen, 7–110 millimeters (0.3–4.3 in) long and 30–55 millimeters (1.2–2.2 in) wide, with serrated m… See more

    History

    Mate was first consumed by the indigenous Guaraní people and also spread in the Tupí people that lived in the departments of Amambay and Alto Paraná the territory of Paraguay. Its consumption became widesprea… See more

     
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