Quality Stimulant

Claims

One popular claim is that Yerba Mate is a better stimulant than Green tea, Coffee, or other caffeinated drinks (e.g., retailer Guayaki). Yerba Mate´s stimulant action is longer than that of coffee and many note that it does not have the same side effects such as insomnia and irritability. These claims are supported by both its historical use and medical research.

The levels of caffeine appear to be very small. Researchers at the ree Hygienic Institute of Hamburg, Germany, concluded that the amount would be so tiny that it would take 100 tea bags of Mate in a 6-ounce cup of water to equal the caffeine in a 6-ounce serving of regular coffee. Since a gourd uses an average of 50 grams of tea, thus it appears that 6 gourds worth of tea (usually consumed over a few days) would equal the total caffeine in one cup of coffee, yet would not produce the same stimulant affects as the one cup of coffee.

The Yerba Mate stimulant is basically a form of a xanthine. Theophylline, theobromine and caffeine are all examples of xanthines. Caffeine, of course, is the most used and most common of the xanthines. It is easily accessible in any part of the world because of the benefits it can bestow upon its user.

It is used in popular medicine and employed in commercial herbal preparations as a stimulant to the central nervous system . (Gosmann)

It is especially convenient that the caffeine in Yerba Mate is bound in a manner that makes it far less addictive than any other form we know about.

There are some who claim that this unique presentation of caffeine in the yerba mate deserves another name, many call this Mateine. They claim, "Mateine appears to possess the best combination of xanthine properties possible. For example, like other xanthines, it stimulates the central nervous system, but unlike most, it is not habituating or addicting . Likewise, unlike caffeine, it induces better, not worse, attributes of sleep . It is a mild, not a strong, diuretic, as are many xanthines. It relaxes peripheral blood vessels, thereby reducing blood pressure , without the strong pressure effect on the medulla and heart exhibited by some xanthines. We also know that it improves psychomotor performance without the typical xanthine-induced depressant after effects." ( from Yerba Mate: Unequaled Natural Nutrition by Dr. Daniel B. Mowrey, Ph.D.) This view is not perfectly accurate, as it is actually the unique binding of the caffeine that creates the unique affects, Mateine more accurately refers to this binding and not to the caffeine itself..

Yerba Mate is about the tea, not the water. Traditionally, one uses as little water as possible to extract the maximum nutrients. One traditional use of Yerba Mate is as a tonic and diuretic, the water consumed with yerba mate should not count as part of your daily water intake. The gourd and straw combine to create a "reverse french press" in which a large amount of nutrients can be extracted with very little water.

Yerba Mate, consumed in the Traditional Method, is an amazing stimulant.

Benefit Disclaimer

Please keep in mind that each persons body is unique and stimulants should be taken seriously. Please use our information as a springboard for research into your specific needs. Of course, it is recommended to discuss any information with your doctor and listen to the specific needs of your body.