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Ilex paraguariensis, a species of holly native to southern South America; or the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used to make the caffeine-rich beverage mate.
Examples of yerba in a Sentence
The principal industries are the cultivation and preparation of yerba mate (Paraguayan tea), cattle-farming, fruitgrowing, tobacco-planting and timber-cutting.
Yerba mate, classified as Ilex paraguayensis, is a shrub.
The principal articles imported are textiles, hardware, wines, rice, flour, canned goods and general provisions; the exports are yerba mate, hides, hair, dried meat; wood, oranges, tobacco.
In1835-1839" San Francisco " had an ayuntamiento (town-council), and the different municipal officers seem to have been located at the same or different times at the mission, the presidio, or at Yerba Buena; the name San Francisco being applied indifferently to all three settlements.
The ayuntamiento, apparently recognizing the future of Yerba Buena, granted lots there, and as the older settlements .decayed Yerba Buena throve.
The solution in a liquid extract is to combine the only really good herbs for this effect, yerba mate ' and ginseng species.
Mate Tea - this tea is made from the leaves of the yerba mate plant and has a strong flavor.
Stevia has been used for centuries in South American cultures to sweeten herbal teas and Yerba Mate.
The energy source in these teas usually comes from Guarana or Yerba Mate.
Guarana is an Amazonian seed used by locals to beat fatigue, while Yerba Mate is a natural energy source found in the Mate leaf of South America.
Essential Nectar is made from 162 different plant sources, including blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, eleuthero root, garlic, ginger, noni, raspberry, red grape, saw palmetto, strawberry and yerba mate.
Other ingredients include DHEA, ephedrine, flaxseed oil, fucus vesiculosus, guarana, 5-HTP, L-Carnitine, lecithin, yerba mate, zinc citrate, and zinc pyruvate.