YERBA Tea 
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I picked up Yerba Tea at Whole foods, decided to try it. I fell in love with it right away. It tastes like green tea only better. Does anyone know what it is good for? Any good suppliers?
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Yerba Mate is awesome.
It is a natural stimulant, with mild caffeine like properties. It is a good overall tonic for the body.
Yerba Mate tea is very popular in South America.
According to my book, it says Yerba Mate is good for the following:
boosting immunity, detox, blood pressure tonic, controlling appetite, mild stimulant, good for blood Sugar balancing, digestion, regulating cholesterol levels.
- there are many forms of Yerba know w... Wrenn
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This is a reply to # 428,961Yerba mansa is grown west of the Mississippi and as far as Mexico.
It is good for Insomnia, fever, and muscle aches.
It is used for a great many other reasons as well.
It is defintiely NOT for pg or nursing women,
and can compound the effects of sedatives and barbituates,
since it alreay has sleeping inducing properties of its own.
Yerba santa is grown
mainly in california
and through out northern mexico.
It has generally been used to treat a variety of problems
such as:
allergies, asthma, bronchitis,colds, cramps, fevers,
urinary tract infections, thrush, and yeast infections.
Essential oils made with this herb, can help break up congestion,
ease inflamation, and aide in excess fluid elimination.
(both of these attributes are great for Arthritis pain)
It also seems to have an anti-cancer action as well.
It has no safety precautions to it.
Yerba Buena is of a entirely diiferent family name group,
but is commonly used to assist in arthritic problems.
Yerba Mat'e
is used as a coffee substitute in South America
It contains less caffiene than coffee and comes in
green and black varieties.
It is also called Paraguay tea.
it is a member of the holly family,
and grows in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.
It is beneficial for headaches, migraines,
stimulant for mental and physical energy,...
is a excellent blood purifier,
and is a very good substitute for folks that want to
break coffee addiction
without the caffeine withdrawal *shakes*
(remember it does still have caffeine! lol )
The caffeines in green teas are higher
than in yerba mat'e,
but are of a non toxic form
and easily processed thru the body.
Caffeine from other sources are still not healthy
ways to *stimulate the body.
I can think of a great many other herbs
of non caffiene content that are stimulants.
Hope this info helps you.
Ask which YERBA you have:
or look at package:
Yerba santa = eriodictyon californicum
Yerba Mat'e = Ilex paraguariensis
Yerba buena = satureja douglasii
Yerba mansa = anemopsis californica
have a great week,
Ami Joi Benton
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This is a reply to # 428,964Hmm, according to my information, yerba mate has much more caffiene than green tea. Apparently green tea only has 5-10% the caffiene of coffee. I think yerba mate has almost as much caffiene as coffee. That may be wrong, however.
- nope. Wrenn
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MoreThis is a reply to # 428,966It has less than coffee and green teas.
BUT there in lies the BIG difference!!
I would NOT take Yerba Mat'e myself because it has
the toxic form of caffiene.
As I have stated before,
non of the caffiene in green tea affects us in a toxic way.
It is a different means of the property utilised by the plant.
Simiarly note that stevia is a sweetener,
but so is refined sugar.
Case in point.
One is good,
one is very unhealthy and lowers immune system as well.
I definitely drink green tea myself,
and if looking for a real boost,
http://dragonherbs.com/products/products.asp?sku=160
http://dragonherbs.com/products/products.asp?sku=012
I use the drops version, extract (link above)
and add just a feww dropd to a few drinks,
throughout the day (not dropperfuls as suggested)
so mine tends to last much longer and even tho taking a reduced dose,
I still get benefits overall.
http://dragonherbs.com/products/products.asp?sku=548
hope this helps.
Ami Joi Benton
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This is a reply to # 428,967WOW, that is a classy nice website! Thanks for the link!
OK, so it's more about the form of the caffiene. There is one tea shop and I had looked in their brochure and that is the information that they give. I guess they are wrong. http://store.teavana.com/mateyerba.html
Their website says, "This herbal tea contains matteine, which is a natural stimulant similar to caffeine although without the jitteriness or addictive tendencies."
Anyway, thanks for clarifying. I only drink green tea, anyway.
- Interesting Ev
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This is a reply to # 428,969I can drink Yerba Mate tea, and not have the jitters and nervousness that I experience when I drink coffe.
Sometimes, I can even get the nervousness and jitters when I drink green tea, but never with Yerba Mate.
When the herb, Yerba Mate is used with little or no processing you get the stimulant effect of caffeine with the supportive plant/herb properties which probably help with the assimilation of the caffeine. - yes Wrenn
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it is still a form of caffiene see? no matter how they word it.
it just does not have as much , and has plant by properties that make itnon jittery.
I agree better to drink green tea.
(and I do once in a while not regularly )
but one could get a completely caffeine free boost
from such things as I listed in my previos post,
at dragonherbs.com ,
even with ginsing teas etc.
I am glad to hear you drink green tea,
you know the best way right?
to get the benefits before they oxidise?
steep only 30 secs and drink immediately.
then reuse teabag and do again if you like.
it will be almost tasteless tea,
but you will get all the benefits.
it is one of the few teas that need to be taken
in this manner.
I know also that you know about not getting *decaffinated * products.
those are far more toxic than if the caffeine was left in, lol
the things folks do for money or marketing tools / promos are sad indeed.
I personally LOVE blueberry tea.
Amolo tea is great, has like 40 % vitamin c
rosehips and hibiscus is nice also .
you can get far cheaper herbs at
http://mountainroseherbs.com
go to bulk herbs when you get there and select herbs you want to make
your own tea with.
(there are better places to get green teas from btw (price wise)
I was referring to buying bulk herbs extracts etc in general.)
I boil water,turn heat off,
put my tea in the water, let steep ,
strain off herb as I pour into a cup.
My kids say my house could almost be a herb shop lol !
I have so many herbs here for a great many uses.
culinary , medicinal, spices, cosmetics
and for pleasure (drinking)
mountain rose herbs grows most of their herbs them selves,
and are certified organic.
they sell minimun 4 ounces at a time,
at a price often below marketed products.
I love the savings!
esp on such things as the culinary herbs like cinnamin etc.
they sell cinnamin sticks, 4 ozs!! for 2.25!:
I get powdered and also the sticks and grate it fresh myself
then grind it in my mortar pestle,
then put it in shaker.
Wow !! tastes nothing like store bought cinnamin!!
much more tasty! and far cheaper.
another great website is:
http://wildroots.com
for supplies for any reason at all,
and great bulk herb prices as well.
generally if one does not have what I am looking for,
the other one will.
Have a great week,
and keep on drinking !
(did you ever think you would say that to anyone?)
*TEA sing*
Love,
Ami Joi Benton
- Re: Wrenn SqueakyClean
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This is a reply to # 428,971heh heh, I just saw this post.
You said:
"Have a great week,
and keep on drinking !
(did you ever think you would say that to anyone?)"
NO!!!! haha!
BOTTOMS UP! Another round, on the house!
Also, you said "*TEA sing*"
Now, normally I would groan a little...
but that reminded me.
I went to a chinese tea shop in asia, the man there does demonstrations and talks about tea and the chinese tradition (the queen of england has been to his shop to hear his talk and sample the tea, he is one of THE best).
The chinese make tea by having a very small pot. They put in the leaves. They pour in the water and let it sit for perhaps 30 seconds, then pour it out. That "washed" the leaves. Then the put in more water, and after about 1 minute they pour this tea into the tiny cups and drink it (the cups are more like shot glasses, about 2 sips per person). This way you enjoy the fragrance and the taste of the tea. You can pour the water onto the same leaves for 7 times, then you change leaves or kinds of tea if you want.
This takes a while, obviously. It is a very social occasion, with people talking and taking turns preparing the tea. Usually eating a little, too. You don't end up drinking a particularly large quantity of tea this way. However, the man pointed out that frequently after drinking the tea for a while, most groups just burst out into song. It makes people become very happy and merry. (From our view, that probably means too much tea at that point) But it is very interesting - the way the tea is prepared, the amount and the way it is enjoyed, etc. It can be white tea, green tea, jasmine tea, black tea, or more likely all of these at different times.
It is a social setting, a happy occasion, enjoying drinks together - but instead of alcohol and its very very strong and harsh effects, it is tea. A gentle way to have fun and not get drunk!
So yes - just TEA sing - tea WILL make you sing, and probably start TEASING, too!
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It's good stuff!! You should see the selction of yerba mate teas at http://www.theteabazaar.com and try the chai yerba mate tea!
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This is a reply to # 428,961I drink Yerba Mate and Green Tea both, but I tend to prefer the Mate. I like the earthy taste, the un-jittery boost you get in the morning (agree that it's less edgy than green tea), the mental clarity, appetite suppression (I also drink it in the afternoon when I get hungry) and it's excellent paristalsis properties.
It's the perfect diet/fast tea because it keeps up your energy while supressing your appetite and keeps your bowels moving. When I'm taking Dr. Nativa colon cleansing fibre, I use Yerba Mate every morning for bowl movement within the hour (instead of taking the claritea). Its always the right consistancy no matter how much or little water I had the day before.
When I'm in the mood for an earthy tasting tea (most often) I reach for the yerba mate, when I want more of a clean flavor I go for the green tea (less often). There's quite a variation in the taste of Yerba Mate. It's usually between a grassy or earthy taste. I prefer the earthy taste, and my favorite by far is the Nativa brand.
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