Yerba Mate is an evergreen tree growing wild near streams of South American rainforests. Its broadly toothed, leathery large leaves alternate on graceful branches with white flowers that produce small yellow, red, or black berries. It has a long hist...
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Description
Yerba Mate is an evergreen tree growing wild near streams of South American rainforests. Its broadly toothed, leathery large leaves alternate on graceful branches with white flowers that produce small yellow, red, or black berries. It has a long history being the traditional drink of health and hospitality of the South American peoples.
A native Australian evergreen rainforest tree, lemon myrtle, emits a crisp lemon scent from its large flat leaves. In summer and autumn the tree teems with nectar-rich yellow flowers. For hundreds of years Aborigines have used lemon myrtle leaves as tea, or eaten from the plant, as arthritis treatment.
Chun Mee Green Tea translates to "silver eyebrows" and describes the shape of the carefully hand-rolled leaves. Chun Mee is known for its smooth, plum-like sweetness. (Refer to "Tea-The Longevity Beverage" for health benefits on green tea.)
Found in herbal medicine throughout South America, yerba mate has also been used around the world.
Yerba mate has been traditionally drunk for its reputed euphoria inducing and energizing qualities for hundreds of years. It is also know to provoke a mental clarity.
In South America, yerba mate is largely known as a tonic, a stimulant to reduce fatigue, and a gastric aid.
Throughout Europe yerba mate is used for relieving mental fatigue, nervous depression, as well as for the treatment of psychogenic and fatigue-related headaches.
Yerba mate has become popular in France and Germany as an aid in weight-loss.
US doctor James Balch, M.D. states the yerba mate "cleanses the blood, tones the nervous system. stimulates the production of cortisone." Cortisone is a hormone made by the body that combats allergies and inflammation, providing arthritis pain ease.
The presence of quercetin in yerba mate supports claims of relief of allergies, asthma, and hay fever. Yerba mate is known to stimulate the immune system.
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Directions
Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 teaspoon of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Even though milk and a dash of sugar help enhance the flavor character on this tea, it is perfectly acceptable to consume this tea "straight-up."
Iced tea brewing method (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 tea bags into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water]. Please note that this tea may tend to go cloudy or "milky" when poured over ice; a perfectly normal characteristic of some high quality black teas and nothing to worry about!
Additional Information
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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
