yerba mate

In the Holly family (yes, Christmas holly) Grows up to 45 feet (15m). Simple shaped leaves with serrated edges. Small greenishwhite 4 petal flowers. Red berry-like fruit. Plant contains caffeine and is used as coffee substitute and aphrodisiac. Steep leaves and twigs in hot (not boiling) water. Similar to green tea, maybe a little more bitter. Very popular in South America. Roasting takes away bitter taste, but also many of the beneficial health compounds of the fresh green plant. Doesn’t cause jitters or nervous energy that coffee does. Used to rejuvenate, detoxify body, fight fatigue and increase health and longevity.

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A small southern South American tree, Ilex paraguariensis, is the basis of a $1-billion beverage industry in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay (Small & Catling, 2001; FAOSTAT, 2007; Grigioni et al., 2004; USDA ARS National Genetic Resources Program.

Risk Analysis of Gene Flow from Cultivated, Addictive, Social-Drug Plants to Wild Relatives

Tabela 1--Locais de coleta de sementes de Ilex paraguariensis. Table 1--Collection sites of Ilex paraguariensis seeds.

Efeito da estratificacao em substrato esterilizado na qualidade sanitaria de sementes de Ilex paraguariensis/Effect of stratification in sterilized substrate in the sanitary quality of Ilex paraguariensis seeds

Populational diversity on leaf morphology of mate (Ilex paraguariensis A.

Storage protein variability in natural populations of mate (Ilex paraguariensis) in Brazil/Variabilidade de proteinas de reserva em populacoes naturais de erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis) no Brasil

Yerba mate tea (Ilex paraguariensis): a comprehensive review on chemistry, health implications, and technological considerations.

Analysis of radioprotection and antimutagenic effects of Ilex paraguariensis infusion and its component rutin

The seedlings of Ilex paraguariensis were produced from seeds (Cambona 4), in polyethylene bags (300 [cm.sup.3]) containing subsurface soil.

Morphophysiological responses of Ilex paraguariensis seedlings to different substrates and fertilizations/ parametros morfofisiologicos como resposta ao substrato e adubacao em mudas de ilex paraguariensis

Antiobesity effects of yerba mate extract (Ilex paraguariensis) in high-fat diet-induced obese mice.

O CONSUMO AGUDO DE ERVA MATE AUMENTA O GASTO ENERGETICO DE HOMENS JOVENS SAUDAVEIS: UM ESTUDO PILOTO

Rhamnogalacturonan from Ilex paraguariensis: a potential adjuvant in sepsis treatment.

Antioxidant potential of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis st. Hil.) extracts in Saccharomyces cerevisae deficient in oxidant defense genes/Potencial antioxidante de extratos de erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil.) em Saccharomyces cerevisiae deficientes para genes de defesa oxidante

Hypocholesterolaemic and antioxidant effects of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) in high-cholesterol fed rats.

Cytotoxic/antioxidant activity and sensorial acceptance of yerbamate development by oxidation process/ Atividade citotoxica/antioxidante e aceitacao sensorial de erva-mate desenvolvida por processo de oxidacao

Filip, "Study of the bioactive compounds variation during yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) processing," Food Chemistry, vol.

Effects of water quality on dissolution of yerba mate extract powders

Ceconi DE; Poletto I; Lovato T; Muniz MFB (2007) Exigencia nutricional de mudas de erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis a.

Fertilization effect on growth of bauhinia forficata link seedlings/ Efeito da nutricao no crescimento de mudas de bauhinia forficata link/Efecto de la fertilizacion en el crecimiento de plantulas de bauhinia forficata link

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