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The history of yerba maté is well documented starting from verbal historian's in many of the S. Eastern indigenous tribes in South America. Many of these tribes have been consuming wild organic yerba maté for 1000's of years according to Guarani Tribe verbal tradition's. According to the Guarani Tribe

This book was dicovered by our Mendo Maté Research team deep in the archives of the Internet. We have republished it here for people to get a sense of history about yerba maté in the United States and Canada. It is important to note the time frame of this book at the turn of the century. Lastly we are conducting further research as to what happened to the Yerba Maté Tea Co. of Pennsylvania.

In the English language as in most languages we have developed symbols to denote the pronunciation of letters in words that are not pronounced with the same rules of grammar as in the given language. The purpose of this is to extenuate the sound of a letter that has been changed by the transition of the given word across countries or continents.

Examples of this are all around us in the United States and throughout the English language. In our case the elephant in the room is the word "Maté". In normal English grammar this word would mean the following.

Mendo Maté certified organic yerba maté contains many vitamins and minerals you receive from a multi-vitamin. You can view and compare what is in your cup of yerba maté below.

• Yerba Maté Tea Contains Antioxidants.
• Yerba Maté Sustains Physical Energy For All Day Fun.
• Promotes Balance In The Human Body.
• Our Organic Tea Enhances Mental Clarity.
• Cleans and Improves Digestion.
• Yerba Maté Is A Natural Appetite Suppression.
• Reduces Stress and Is Not Addictive.

Yerba: The Spanish word "hierba" means herb, grass or bush; Yerba is one of many spelling's of the word that is used in Argentina. Maté is from the Quechua Marti, meaning "cup". Therefore Yerba Maté means "cup herb" or the like. The Brazilian Portuguese name is Erva Maté and is known locally in Southern Brazil as Chimarrão when hot or Tereré when taken cold. The name given to the plant in Guaraní, language of the indigenous people who first cultivated and enjoyed Yerba Maté, is ka'a, which has the same meaning as Yerba Maté.

The traditional yerba maté gourd is used to drink Mendo Maté® yerba maté with a bombilla. The gourd has acted as a cup in this unique relationship for 100s if not 1000s of years in South America's indigenous population. To use the traditional gourd and bombilla follow these 6 steps:

Fill your gourd with your favorite blend of Mendo Maté yerba maté.

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