Maté tea comes from the leaves and stems of a medicinal plant called yerba mate, scientific name Ilex paraguariensis, which is much consumed in the southern region of the country, in the form of chimarrão or tereré.
The health benefits of maté tea are related to the medicinal properties it possesses. Matte tea has caffeine, minerals and vitamins, and therefore has anti-oxidant, diuretic, mild laxative and is a good brain stimulant. The high caffeine content of maté tea reduces the symptoms of depression and fatigue, making the individual more alert and willing for daily activities.
The main benefits of health tea mate are:
1. Lower Cholesterol
Toasted mate tea can be taken daily as a home remedy for cholesterol as it decreases the absorption of fat from food due to the presence of saponins. However, this home remedy should not replace the treatment indicated by the doctor, but is a great way to complement this clinical treatment.
2. Help to lose weight
This plant has thermogenic action, which helps in the process of slimming and reducing body fat. Tea acts by improving the satiety signaling response, because it slows the gastric emptying time and reduces the amount of circulating leptin, and even decreases the formation of visceral fat.
3. Protect the heart
Matte tea has protective effect on the blood vessels, preventing the accumulation of fat inside the arteries, which consequently protects the heart from a heart attack. However, its regular consumption does not exclude the need to eat healthy, low in fat.
4. Controlling diabetes
Matte tea has hypoglycemic action, which helps lower the amount of sugar in the blood, but for this purpose should be consumed daily, and always without sugar or sweetener.
5. Fighting fatigue and discouragement
Due to the presence of caffeine the matte tea acts at the cerebral level increasing the mental disposition and concentration, that way it is great to take upon waking and after lunch, but should be avoided at night, and from the end of the afternoon to do not promote insomnia, and make sleep difficult. Its consumption is particularly indicated for students, and people in the work environment in order to keep them alert.
The same benefits were found in the toasted lion tea mate, mate herb, in the chimarrão and tererê.
How To Make Matte Tea
Maté tea can be ingested hot or cold, and you can add a few drops of lemon.
Ingredients:
- 1 matte tea bag
- 1 cup boiling water
Preparation:
Add the maté tea bag into the cup of boiling water, cover and let stand for 3 to 5 minutes. Coar and take the following. You can consume up to 1.5 liter of mate tea per day.
To prepare in the form of a chimarrão, place the yerba mate inside the cuia, suitable for chimarrão, lining only one side and then add the hot water before entering the boiling point. Use the filter pump for tea, still hot.
Matte tea can be found in pharmacies, drugstores, supermarkets and in stores of natural products in their natural form (leaves), in sachets or in powder to dissolve in water or milk. It is contraindicated in case of insomnia, nervousness and anxiety.
