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| routes = Oral | | routes = Oral | ||
| 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/> | ||