Used to make a herbal tea.
Names
Scientific
Ilex paraguariensis
English
Erva mate
Yerba maté
Dutch
Matéplant
Spanish
Yerba del Paraguay
Yerba mate
French
Thé du Paraguay
Yerba maté
German
Mate
Mate-Baum
Mate-Strauch
Italian
Erba mate
Taxonomy
Order
Aquifoliales
Family
Aquifoliaceae
Genus
Ilex
Species
Ilex paraguariensis (Yerba maté)
Crop categories
Herbs
Medicinal plants
Minor crops
Stimulants
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops