Yerba Mate Tea is a green tasting drink typically consumed in South America. In ancient times, it was used by medicine men as they travelled over the mountains from one village to another. Mate is an appetite suppressant and a stimulant as well. It is one of the only herbal teas that contains a natural form of caffeine called mateine.
Most people who cannot consume caffeine find they can still drink Yerba Mate. This is because the mateine reacts with our bodies differently than caffeine. Caffeine causes a dramatic increase in energy followed by a drastic drop accompanied by the shakes. Mateine seems to work in conjunction with your body to give a nice even boost accompanied by a slow decrease in energy. It has also been reported that if your body needs rest, the mateine seems to work opposite of caffeine and causes you to slip into a restful sleep.
Yerba Mate contains many vitamins and minerals. There are 144 trace minerals, anti oxidants and vitamins in Green Tea. Yerba Mate has all 144 plus an additional 52! There have not been many scientific studies on this herb. It is the belief of the Tea Lady that if more research was done, this tea would rank as the most beneficial to the body.
Yerba Mate is widely consumed in South America today. In fact, if you travel to Argentina or Brazil, you will find people walking around with thermoses. In those thermoses is hot water. People stop multiple times per day to have a Mate break. They pull out a hollowed-out gourd and their bombilla, a metal straw with a strainer on the bottom, and fill up the gourd with Mate and hot water from their thermos. It is then consumed as a communal drink where everyone takes a sip and passes it around.
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Organically Grown Yerba Mate
Organically Grown Yerba Mate
Yerba Mate may be The Tea Lady's single most favorite tea. The love for this tea comes from the fact that it helped her through many long days after sleepless nights with her babies.
Yerba Mate, or Mate to those in the know, is a South American drink.... no make that a staple. Usually consumed out of hollowed out gourds and sipped through metal straws called bombilla's, this tea is a must for every one to try.
Green in flavor and a greenish brown in color, this tea contains a form of caffeine called mateine. Mateine, in our experience, has a completely different reaction with most people's bodies than caffeine. That being said and knowing there is so much info on Mate, check out our blog for all of the info on this tea!
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The price is for 2 ounces which will brew 25-30 cups of strong tea. If you like your tea weaker, you can get an additional steep or two out of your leaves.
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Organically Grown Yerba Mate
$7.00 The price is for 2 ounces which will brew 25-30 cups of strong tea. If you like your tea weaker, you can get an additional steep or two out of your leaves.
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Organically Grown Guayusa
Organically Grown Guayusa
Pronounced Why.U.Say, this tea is a sister plant to Yerba Mate. It has a milder flavor with more caffeine.
This tea has been consumed by the indigenous people of the Amazon for thousands of years. They call this "Mental Strength and Courage". It is a must for anyone who needs a pick up early in the morning, who is attempting to quit coffee or who has a slump mid day.
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The price is for two ounces of tea. If steeped strong, you can get 25-30 cups of tea. Some may be able to get a second or third steep from the leaves.
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Organically Grown Guayusa
$9.00 The price is for two ounces of tea. If steeped strong, you can get 25-30 cups of tea. Some may be able to get a second or third steep from the leaves.
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Organically Grown Guayusa Peppermint
Organically Grown Guayusa Peppermint
Pronounced Why.U.Say this tea is a sister plant to Yerba Mate. This tea more caffeine as Yerba Mate with a milder taste.
This particular blend has taken delicious Peppermint and blended it with Guayusa for a refreshing, invigorating tea.
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The price is for two ounces of tea. If steeped strong, you can get 25-30 cups of tea. Some may be able to get a second or third steep from the leaves.
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Organically Grown Guayusa Peppermint
$9.00 The price is for two ounces of tea. If steeped strong, you can get 25-30 cups of tea. Some may be able to get a second or third steep from the leaves.
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Organically Grown Guayusa Ginger Citrus
Organically Grown Guayusa Ginger Citrus
Pronounced Why.U.Say this tea is a sister plant to Yerba Mate. It contains more caffeine as Yerba Mate and is milder in flavor.
The Ginger Citrus blend is a bold, spicy tea that is sure to tingle your taste buds. If you like ginger and you like caffeine, this is the tea for you!
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The price is for two ounces of tea. If steeped strong, you can get 25-30 cups of tea. Some may be able to get a second or third steep from the leaves.
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Organically Grown Guayusa Ginger Citrus
$9.00 The price is for two ounces of tea. If steeped strong, you can get 25-30 cups of tea. Some may be able to get a second or third steep from the leaves.Bee Friends!
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