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Scientific Name: Ilex paraguariensis
A.K.A.: Erva maté, congonha, erveira, Paraguay cayi, Paraguay tea, South American holly, erva-
verdadeira, St. Bartholomew’s tea, Jesuit’s tea,
Medicinal Properties
Traditional methods for imbibing mate involve sipping the infusion from a gourd bowl through a bombilla
(a type of metal straw.) This filters the tea as it is consumed. Milk and sugar are often added; sometimes
other herbs are included in the blend. There are liqueurs made with maté, the herb powder is added to
many treats and desserts
Magickal Properties
Gender: Masculine
Used for Fidelity, Love & Lust
Wear to attract the opposite sex. The infusion is a fine “lust” potion and if drunk with a loved one will
ensure that you stay together. To break off the relationship spill some onto the ground.
Did You Know? (Background)
Yerba maté is the caffeine-rich, South American native plant Ilex paraguariensis. Infusions of Yerba mate
are extremely popular for daily use throughout South America. Reportedly more than 90% of
Argentinian adults consistently consuming it as their morning brew. There, Yerba maté is readily available
at maté cafés and maté bars which are as prevalent as coffee houses are in North America and Europe.
The leaves of this member of the holly plant family have been gathered in the wild for centuries by native
people in the area of origin in and around Paraguay. Guarani tribes people are said to have introduced
maté to European settlers, including Spanish Jesuits who, beginning in 1670, established large plantation-
style tracts of maté near their missions. Over the next 100 years its use and commerce spread greatly
within South America. Jesuits also introduced it into Europe.
Following the 1767 expulsion of the Jesuits, those mission plantations of Ilex paraguariensis were
curtailed. Large agricultural plots eventually transplanted into Brazil. Wild, native yerba mate is only
obtained from the southernmost parts of Brazil and Province de Misiones in northeastern Argentina.
A.K.A.: Erva maté, congonha, erveira, Paraguay cayi, Paraguay tea, South American holly, erva-
verdadeira, St. Bartholomew’s tea, Jesuit’s tea,
Medicinal Properties
Traditional methods for imbibing mate involve sipping the infusion from a gourd bowl through a bombilla
(a type of metal straw.) This filters the tea as it is consumed. Milk and sugar are often added; sometimes
other herbs are included in the blend. There are liqueurs made with maté, the herb powder is added to
many treats and desserts
Magickal Properties
Gender: Masculine
Used for Fidelity, Love & Lust
Wear to attract the opposite sex. The infusion is a fine “lust” potion and if drunk with a loved one will
ensure that you stay together. To break off the relationship spill some onto the ground.
Did You Know? (Background)
Yerba maté is the caffeine-rich, South American native plant Ilex paraguariensis. Infusions of Yerba mate
are extremely popular for daily use throughout South America. Reportedly more than 90% of
Argentinian adults consistently consuming it as their morning brew. There, Yerba maté is readily available
at maté cafés and maté bars which are as prevalent as coffee houses are in North America and Europe.
The leaves of this member of the holly plant family have been gathered in the wild for centuries by native
people in the area of origin in and around Paraguay. Guarani tribes people are said to have introduced
maté to European settlers, including Spanish Jesuits who, beginning in 1670, established large plantation-
style tracts of maté near their missions. Over the next 100 years its use and commerce spread greatly
within South America. Jesuits also introduced it into Europe.
Following the 1767 expulsion of the Jesuits, those mission plantations of Ilex paraguariensis were
curtailed. Large agricultural plots eventually transplanted into Brazil. Wild, native yerba mate is only
obtained from the southernmost parts of Brazil and Province de Misiones in northeastern Argentina.
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