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| mechanism = Caffeine (sometimes called 'mateine' historically, though chemically identical), theobromine, theophylline, plus polyphenols. | | mechanism = Caffeine (sometimes called 'mateine' historically, though chemically identical), theobromine, theophylline, plus polyphenols. | ||
| intro = Yerba mate is the dried leaf of an ''Ilex'' (holly) species cultivated in southern South America | | intro = Yerba mate is the dried leaf of an ''Ilex'' (holly) species cultivated in southern South America, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil. The Guaraní called it ''ka'a'' ("the herb"). Traditional preparation as a shared communal drink, passed person to person from the same gourd. | ||
| seealso = [[Black Drink]], [[Coffee]], [[Guarana]] | | seealso = [[Black Drink]], [[Coffee]], [[Guarana]] | ||
| references = <references/> | | references = <references/> | ||
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Plant Medicine, Excitantia, Caffeine plant
Yerba mate
Ilex paraguariensis
Yerba mate is the dried leaf of an Ilex (holly) species cultivated in southern South America, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil. The Guaraní called it ka'a ("the herb"). Traditional preparation as a shared communal drink, passed person to person from the same gourd.
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Plant Medicine, Excitantia, Caffeine plant
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Preparations
Dried leaves and twigs, infused in a gourd (mate) and drunk through a metal straw (bombilla)
Pharmacology
Routes
Oral
Purported mechanism
Caffeine (sometimes called 'mateine' historically, though chemically identical), theobromine, theophylline, plus polyphenols.