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Chimarrao, Green Mate, Hervea, Ilex, Jesuit's Tea, Maté Folium, Paraguay Tea, St. Bartholemew's Tea, Yerbamate, Yerba Mate.
CAUTION: See separate listings for Caffeine, Green Tea, Black Tea, Oolong Tea, Cocoa, Cola Nut, and Guarana. |
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Ilex paraguariensis.
Family: Aquifoliaceae. |
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Natural medicines are often tried for many conditions based on tradition, anecdotes, or
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Orally, mate is used as a stimulant to relieve mental and physical fatigue. It's also used as a diuretic, for modifying mood or affective disorders, as a mild analgesic for headache and rheumatic pains, and as a laxative in large amounts. It is also used orally for depression, weight loss, urinary tract infections (UTIs), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), cardiac insufficiency, arrhythmias, hypotension, nervous heart complaints, kidney and bladder stones, and to promote cleansing and excretion of waste.
In foods, the use of mate includes a tea-like beverage.
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