komu Yerba Mate??

Yerba mate - Ostrokrzew paragwajski, łacińska nazwa Ilex Paraquariensis – roślina południowo amerykańska występuje, w stanie naturalnym jako krzew. W ciągu 25 lat osiąga wysokość do 15m. rośnie w klimacie tropikalnym i subtropikalnym. Potrzebuje dużej wilgotności powietrza i opadów rzędu 1300 - 1500 mm rocznie. Liście mają kształt owalny o lekko ząbkowanej krawędzi. Naturalnym siedliskiem Yerba Mate są kraje Ameryki Południowej (Paragwaj, Argentyna, Brazylia, Urugwaj).

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Teraz troche z internetu:

• Mate has a characteristic mature flavor which is somewhat sweet, sour, withered leaf-like, similar to that obtained from tea (Camellia sinensis). Of the 196 volatile chemical compounds found in yerba mate, 144 are also found in tea. The infusions of Ilex paraguarensis are less astringent than those made of tea.
• It is used in popular medicine and employed in commercial herbal preparations as a stimulant to the central nervous system, a diuretic, and an antirheumatic.
• Caffeine: 1-1.5 % ; Tannins: 7-11 %
• On average, 300,000 tons of mate are produced each year.
• To prepare the mate infusion (called "mate" itself):
• the dried minced leaves of the yerba mate are placed inside a gourd called "mate" too. This is usually the hard shell from a local fruit but it can also be any suitable metal, glass or wood recipient, although purists will object to the latter types!
• hot water (approx. 70 C) is added (this is called "cebar el mate")
• the infusion is sucked through a metal pipe called "bombilla", which has a strainer at its lower end to prevent the minced leaves from reaching the mouth.