Yerba mate

Yerba mate or hierba mate ({{IPA2|'ɟɛrβa 'mate}}), or sometimes called simply yerba, is a shrub in the holly family Aquifoliaceae, native to South America, used as a herbal tea. Mate is the correct spelling, but it is often misspelt "maté" or even "matte", a sort of hypercorrection intended to signal that the word is foreign, or does not have a silent e, or is otherwise distinct from the normal English word "mate". (Cf. the occasional English spelling "saké" of the Japanese loanword "sake")

External links

• Mate Web Log Info.: Lend your comments and wisdom
• Yerba Mate Forums: A Discussion board for Yerba Mate drinkers.
• The Nueva Germania Origin of Yerba Maté
• What Is Yerba Mate (Ilex Paraguariensis)? (English)
• Yerba Mate: Information and further links.
• How to Prepare Yerba Mate: Complete with illustrations and video
• Aviva Yerba Mate — 100% Wild Harvest
• Guayaki Yerba Mate — Organic, Shade Grown, Fair Trade Certified
• About Yerba Mate
• Erowid Yerba Mate Vault
• Yerba Mate FAQ — An Extensive White Paper
• Guide to the effects of Yerba Mate
• http://www.yerbamate.co.uk
• Las Marías, the biggest producer of Yerba Mate
• http://www.nativayerbamate.com
• Description of Yerba Mate
• In depth description of Yerba Mate
• Does Yerba Mate Contain Caffeine or Mateine?
• Ma-Tea.net — Large supplier of Yerba Mate
• http://mate-tee.blog.de
• What is Yerba Mate?: About argentine mates and yerba mate.
• International Agency for Research on Cancer, Mate Research
• Tempest in a Teapot: Article about mate "hype", detailing both fact and fiction.
• EcoTeas: organic yerba mate company
• Mi Yerba Mate site (English)