The beneficial properties of mate tea have been known for a long time. This drink is especially popular among the inhabitants of Latin America. Mate is made from the dried leaves of the Paraguayan holly. An exotic variety of this tea can provide great health benefits.
Tea composition
Mate contains many vitamins (A, B1, B2, C, P, E) and trace elements (sulfur, calcium, manganese, iron, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sodium, copper), resins, nicotinic acid, fruit sugars, polyphenols, riboflavin, essential oils, tannins, cholene, chlorophyll and vegetable fats. Together, these substances determine the specific characteristics of the beverage. Scientists note that it is an unusually rare plant in nature with so many vital and essential nutrients.
Benefits of mate
Mate tea affects the mental and physical activity of a person. The drink improves the activity of the excretory and digestive systems, dilates blood vessels, and normalizes blood pressure. Tea is a mild diuretic and is recommended for chronic constipation. The main feature of mate is its use for gastrointestinal diseases. The drink restores the inflamed or damaged gastric mucosa. It is useful to drink tea for people who are on diets in order to provide the body with the necessary strength and dull the feeling of hunger.
The effect of mate on the human nervous system is quite diverse. This tonic drink stimulates the suppressed and weakened nervous system and soothes it. People who regularly drink mate tea report an improvement in the ability to concentrate, an increase in resistance to mental and physical fatigue, vitality, a decrease in anxiety, nervousness and agitation. After taking the drink, the mood improves.
With regular consumption of mate, the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases can be avoided. Substances and compounds contained in tea supply the heart with the necessary nutrients and oxygen, strengthen it. This drink is indispensable for athletes, as it prevents the accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles, relieves fatigue. Mate is able to restore blood pressure. Tea belongs to medicinal herbs that help to remove toxins and toxins from the blood, adapt the body to the external environment.
Tea stimulates the body's natural resistance to disease and the functioning of the body's immune system. Taking mate while you are sick will help speed up the healing process. The drink has an antiseptic effect, promotes the production of white blood cells. Mate prevents and relieves fatigue. This action is based on the stimulation of metabolic processes in cells.
Contraindications
For all the usefulness of this Paraguayan tea, do not forget that there are a number of nuances and restrictions that must be observed when drinking mate. You can not drink tea on an empty stomach, there may be sad consequences from the gastrointestinal tract. Mate should not stay in the mouth for a long time, this can lead to deterioration of the enamel of the teeth (gently drink tea from a special dish - bombilla). It is not recommended to drink tea for people with kidney disease and high acidity of the stomach, pregnant and lactating mothers, children.
