Made from small branches
 A mild flavor
 Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth/USDA Accredited
 Fair Trade
 Prepared using a unique system of drying by warm air through indirect heat from a boiler (unsmoked & not roasted)

Heath Benefits and Features*
√ Antioxidant
√ Stamina
√ Lowers Cholesterol
√ Endurance
√ Energizes
√ Strength
√ Rejuvenates
√ 24 Vitamins & Minerals
√ Lypolytic
√ Immunostimulant
√ Controls appetite
√ Raises libido, mood
√ Whole body tonic
√ Smooth muscle relaxant
√ Anti-depressant
√ 15 amino acids

In addition to its standing as a popular beverage, yerba mate is used as a tonic, diuretic, and as a stimulant to reduce fatigue, suppress appetite, and aid gastric function in herbal medicine systems throughout South America. It also has been used as a depurative (to promote cleansing and excretion of waste). In Brazil, mate is said to stimulate the nervous and muscular systems and is used for digestive problems, renal colic, nerve pain, depression, fatigue, and obesity. A poultice of the leaves also is applied topically to anthrax skin ulcers (for which mate's tannin content - highly astringent - may be the reasoning behind this use).

Yerba mate also has a long history of use worldwide. In Europe it is used for weight loss, physical and mental fatigue, nervous depression, rheumatic pains, and psychogenic- and fatigue-related headaches. In Germany it has become popular as a weight-loss aid. Yerba mate is the subject of a German monograph which lists its approved uses for mental and physical fatigue. In France yerba mate is approved for the treatment of asthenia (weakness or lack of energy), as an aid in weight-loss programs, and as a diuretic. It also appears in the British Herbal Phamacopoeia (1996) and indicated for the treatment of fatigue, weight loss, and headaches. In the U.S., Dr. James Balch, M.D. recommends yerba mate for arthritis, headache, hemorrhoids, fluid retention, obesity, fatigue, stress, constipation, allergies, and hay fever, and states that it "cleanses the blood, tones the nervous system, retards aging, stimulates the mind, controls the appetite, stimulates the production of cortisone, and is believed to enhance the healing powers of other herbs." Yerba mate now is cultivated in India, and the Indian Ayurvedic Phamacopoeia lists mate for the treatment of psychogenic headaches, nervous depression, fatigue, and rheumatic pains.

A rougher cut of leaves, stems, and powder, making it ideal for iced yerba mate with lime, a popular beverage known in Argentina as tereré. During the warmer months, enjoy by replacing the hot water with ice-cold Lemonade. You can also brew loose mate with a coffee maker, French Press, or tea strainer.

Read more about it

About Kraus and Their Mission
South American Herbs (page 3; pdf)
Why Yerba Mate is a Valuable Staple

Botanical Name: Ilex Paraguayensis/Paraguariensis
Origin: From Argentina
Notes: Non-irradiated. KSA Kosher

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