Guayaki Yerba Mate

Guayakí Yerba Mate - A Powerful Rainforest Experience

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All About Mate


What is Yerba Mate?

Yerba mate is a beverage made from the leaves and stems of a powerful rainforest tree, native to the subtropical rainforests of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. It was discovered centuries ago...

Health Benefits

There are many positive effects of mate drinking that have been observed by consumers, and further confirmed in scientific studies.

Growing, Harvesting, Processing

Learn how Guayakí Yerba Mate is grown and cultivated.

The Mate Gourd Ceremony

A special ceremony has been developed over the centuries for drinking yerba mate. Custom has it that a hollowed out gourd is filled with the leaves of the yerba mate tree. The gourd is then filled with hot water repeatedly and shared in a ceremony.

FAQ

Questions and answers to commonly asked questions about yerba mate.

Legends of Yerba Mate

The word legend is used to mean a traditional narration that it is generally told as if it had been a true event and not a fiction story. They are stories of phenomena or historical events that were famous because of their real or imaginary characters, be

Recipes

Recipes for Yerba Mate

Yerba Mate vs. Green Tea

South America's yerba mate and Asia's green tea are two of nature's most treasured, health-giving daily rituals.

Mate Vocabulary

Learn descriptions and terminology of the yerba mate culture.