Mystique Yerba mate tea 50 g

Description

Ilex paraguariensis, commonly known as yerba maté, is one of 500 to 600 species in the genus Ilex,¹ which belongs to the holly family (Aquifoliaceae) of shrubs and trees. Ilex species are distributed in tropical and subtropical to temperate regions, mainly in tropical Central and South America.

Chimarrao, Green Mate, Hervea, Ilex, Ilex paraguariensis, Jesuit’s Brazil Tea, Jesuit’s Tea, Maté, Maté Folium, Paraguay Tea, St. Bartholemew’s Tea, Thé de Saint Barthélémy, Thé des Jésuites, Thé du Brésil, Thé du Paraguay, Yerbamate, Yerba Mate, Yerba Maté.

It is a stimulating drink, greenish in colour, containing caffeine and tannin, and is less astringent than tea.