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Sourced From: Southern Brazil |
Featuring small, greenish-white flowers and tiny, brilliant red berries, yerba maté is a species of holly plant native to the subtropical highlands of central South America. Highly valued for its stimulant properties, the plant has a long, fabled history of human use, beginning with the indigenous Guaraní people many centuries ago. Tea brewed from dried yerba maté leaves and twigs has since become an extremely popular drink throughout much of South America, where it is typically consumed through a metal straw from a hollow metal gourd (called a bombilla in Spanish and a bomba in Portuguese).
We chose yerba maté for Assistance™ because its unique blend of xanthines (caffeine, theophylline and theobromine) provides a smooth, balanced and lasting stimulant effect without the jitteriness sometimes associated with other sources of caffeine. Yerba maté leaves also contain, among other nutrients, significant concentrations of potassium, magnesium, iron and vitamins A, E and B3.
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