A tiny, evergreen tree or shrub mate can grow 6 meters (20 feet). Maté possesses broad leaves, white blooms, and little reddish fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation
Maté is commonly grown as a crop in Argentina, Spain, and Portugal, as well as in northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. When the berries are ripe, the leaves are harvested, cooked over a fire, crushed, and then preserved in sacks for a year before being sold.
Uses
Increases mental energy can be useful when taken as a tea.
Nervous System may stimulate and is mildly analgesic.
Migraines may be useful for treating pain.
Parts used
Leaves
Key Actions
Stimulating properties
Antioxidant
Anti-fungal
Constituents
Xanathine derivatives: 1.5% caffeine, 0.2% theobromine
Theophylline
tannins: up to 16%
References
- Chevallier, Andrew, FNIMH; Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine - 550 Herbs and Remedies for Common Ailments; 3. Edition 2016; ISBN: 978-0-2412-2944-6; Page 222.
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