Yerba Maté, 25 portionspåsar • 25 sashets

Den har kallats för "den flytande grönsaken" och innehåller 196 aktiva kemiska komponenter (144 av dessa finns även i grönt te). Med 24 vitaminer och mineraler, 15 aminosyror och 11 polyfenoler verkar teet som en mycket stark antioxidant. Polyfenoler anses verka anti-cancerogent, genom att stärka immunförsvaret så pass mycket att det skyddar mot cellförstöring.

Dessutom innehåller yerba maté saponiner/glykosider (finns även i agave, oliver, alfalfa, soya) som anses stimulera immunförsvaret och därmed skydda mot sjukdomar. Nyligen hittades tre nya saponiner i yerba mate-bladen. Saponinerna sägs binda sig till kolesterolet i blodet, så att det inte kan återabsorberas och därmed lämnar det kroppen.

Yerba maté innehåller mycket klorofyll som bland annat sägs förhindra bindningar mellan cancerogener och DNA i levern och andra organ. Det kan också medverka till nedbrytning av calcium-oxylat-stenar, dvs njursten.

Den är odlad helt organiskt och certifierad som sådan; inga besprutningsmedel och ingen konstgödsel. (Motsvarar helt kraven för KRAV-märkning. Certifikatet vi har, är utfärdat av schweiziska IMO, Institute for Marketecology/Institut für Marktökologie.)

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Yerba Maté - a very healthy tea!

This "tea" has been used for centuries in South America, both for its nutritional value, and as a base for herbal medicines. The plant’s benefits and therapeutic properties have recently been verified by a number of scientific studies. The chemical components of yerba mate are similar to those found in green tea; however, yerba mate is much more nutritious. Each infusion of yerba mate contains:

Nicknamed the “liquid vegetable,” the yerba mate plant contains 196 volatile (or active) chemical compounds – of which 144 are also found in green tea. Yerba mate contains 24 vitamins and minerals, 15 amino acids, and 11 polyphenols, a group of phytochemicals which act as powerful antioxidants. Polyphenols are considered to exhibit anticancer effects in mammals by strengthening an organism’s natural defenses and protecting it against cellular destruction.

In addition to polyphenols, yerba mate leaves contain saponins. Saponins are phytochemicals that have been found to specifically stimulate the immune system and aid the body in protecting against disease. In fact, one study yielded three new saponins in the yerba mate leaf. These "natural detergent" compounds (glycosides) are found in a wide variety of plant life, which bind with cholesterol so it cannot be reabsorbed into the system and is excreted from the body.

Yerba mate is high in chlorophyll which helps reduce the binding of carcinogens to DNA in the liver and other organs. It also breaks down calcium-oxalate stones, better known as kidney stones.

It is grown organically and certified as such; no pesticides and no artificial fertilizers. (The certificate that we have, is issued by the Swiss IMO, Institute for Marketecology/Institut für Marktökologie.)