Fresh Look into the Pharmacological and Social Benefits of Yerba Mate

Some of the Main Health Benefits of Yerba Mate

• Lowers High Blood Pressure
• Relaxes and Soothes Nervous System
• Decreases Bad Cholesterol
• Anti-Inflammatory
• Anti-mutagenic
• Antioxidant properties
• Improves Immune System
• Combats Colon Cancer

Social and Metaphysical Benefits of Yerba Mate

• Friendship Conductor
• Relieves Stress
• Improves Brain Functioning
• Induces "Creative Clarity"
• Makes you Want to Share and be Open with Others
• Good for Bonding
• Calming Effects
• Raises Your Vibrations
• Helps Induce Peaceful Sleeping

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Scientific Sources:

• Mejia, de Evlira Gonzalez. "Dicaffeoylquinic acids in Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hilaire) inhibit NF-κB nucleus translocation in macrophages and induce apoptosis by activating caspases-8 and -3 in human colon cancer cells." Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 55, no. 10 (2011): 1509-1522.
• Unknown Author, "Another benefit of yerba mate: discover that prevents the loss of red blood cells," Clarín, May 16, 2012, http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/beneficio-descubren-perdida- globulos-rojos_0_701329958.html (accessed May 16, 2012).
• Bracesco, N, "Recent Advances on Ilex paraguariensis research: minireview," Journal of Ethnopharmacology 136, no. 3 (2011): 378-84