Yerba Mate Description
Calabria
it is. Here's the description from the package (below). Essentially
it's tea, but I love it because it has natural stimulants but doesn't
wire me. Argentinians swear by it and a lady from Argentina told me it
helps maintain a youthful glow. When I drink it, it wakes me right up
but doesn't mess with my stomach like coffee sometimes can. Also I can
drink a cup at night and go right to sleep if I choose to. It tastes
like a smoky version of green tea.
YERBA MATE - A HEALTHFUL ALTERNATIVE TO COFFEE
The national drink of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, yerba mate is
consumed by millions of people as an alternative to coffee. Nutritiuos
and stimulating, mate delivers 24 vitamins and minerals and 15 amino
acids. Considered the "drink of the gods," South Americans revere mate
as a powerful reuvenator. Traditionally believed to ensure health and
vitality, yerba mate is consumed to induce mental clarity, sustain
energy, and to balance the body.
The Gauchos - Argentine Cowboys - dring mate as their "liquid
vegetable," relying on its array of nutrients to power them throughout
the day. The Guayaki people steep mate with other rainforest plants to
prepare herbal tonic mixtures (remedios). Yerba mate is the symbol of
hospitality and is shared from a gourd to invite community. It is
believed to lift the spirit: "Te levanta el espiritu."
Calabria
The package expressly states it does not contain caffiene.
Also, it's not necessarily tea but it's brewed, served, and consumed exactly
like tea.
Just to clarify.
Cheers.
Rox
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"What do the fish remind you of"
"Other fish"
"And what do the other fish remind you of?"
"Other fish"
- Joseph Heller - Catch 22
Calabria
>conceivable way.
ok actually there is nothing on the package that says it doesn't have caffiene.
It just says it's an alternative to coffee. That is dissapointing, because I
was really excited I could feel this way without caffeine. However I still
maintain it's nothing like drinking coffee, and I have an easy time going to
sleep after drinking it - unlike coffee. Your mileage may vary, and I'm going
to do some more research.
Aesthetically it's just like tea. You brew it, you drink it.
Cheers - give it a try it's interesting.
Rox
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"What do the fish remind you of?"
"Other fish"
"And what do the other fish remind you of?"
"Other fish"
-Joseph Heller, Catch 22
Calabria
Having done just a little research, here's an article I found on the Web as to
the caffeine properties of Yerba Mate. It sounds like the jury is out but
leaning on the side of it not being the same chemical as caffeine. I still
maintain it does not feel the same as coffee. Check it out if you are deeply
interested:
LizC
<rnorton@_removethis_spinn.net> wrote:
>roxm...@pacbell.net (Calabria) wrote:
>
>> I mentioned we had Yerba Mate the other day, and somebody asked what
>> it is. Here's the description from the package (below). Essentially
>> it's tea, but I love it because it has natural stimulants but doesn't
>> wire me.
>
>It's not tea. It's Ilex Paraguayiensis and isn't related to tea in any
>conceivable way. It comes from a sort of holly tree, 12 to 25 feet tall.
>The primary stimulant here is caffeine rather than theine, BTW. Interesting
>that it doesn't wire you. The stuff wires the hell out of me and I can
>drink double espressos just before going to bed. Mate keeps me up for
>hours.
Ugh same here - Mate and ginseng kill my nerves, but for some reason
espresso puts me to sleep.
Liz
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