Alias: Paraguayan grass

There are also other names, such as Jesuit tea, Paraguay tea and missionary tea.

Yerba mate comes from the word "horse body" in Quetta, which means "gourd". Spanish colonists called this kind of tea "yerba mate", while locals called it "caiguá", which means "something related to Paraguay tea". English name: Yerba Mate herb.

Paraguay tea, plus coffee and tea (black tea, green tea, etc. ), known as the "three major teas in the world." As early as the Inca Empire, it was the tea that people in South America often drank in their daily lives. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, iron, calcium and dietary fiber, so it is called "liquid salad" and "miracle tea". The function is to activate intestinal peristalsis, relieve constipation and supplement nutrients that are easily lacking in diet.

Yerba mate has always been regarded as "the number one state secret" by Argentina, and it has been more than 400 years since it was discovered. It can not only be drunk, but also eaten. It is rich in 196 kinds of natural elements, which is 52 kinds more than the 144 kinds of active substances contained in China green tea, among which antioxidant components account for more than 50%. Its antioxidant effect on the body exceeds that of French red wine and China green tea.

Now American white-collar workers drink yerba mate to cheer up and replenish energy. Korean movie stars drink yerba mate to control their weight and keep fit; Japanese drink madai tea to relieve stress and promote health. ...

Yerba mate has six tea spirits that amaze the world: eating meat is not fattening, drinking is not easy to get drunk, dieting is not fatigue, refreshing is not insomnia, detoxification is not diarrhea, and fat is not bleeding. These seemingly contradictory aspects are magically unified in yerba mate. Paraguay tea is one of the few monotypic plants found at present, which can resolve various contradictions in life and realize two-way physiological regulation.