Ilex Paraguariensis as a Healthy Food Supplement for the Future World
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 16, Issue 1
Abstract
Before the conquest of America by the Spaniards, the native peoples of South America (Guaranies) cultivated the habit of drinking “mate”. After the conquest, this habit was adopted by the colonizers and the trade in mate (green gold) began [1]. Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St-Hill) is naturally distributed in the subtropical forests of eastern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay in areas of vegetation refuge and great specific richness [2,3]. Its dried leaves are used to prepare a traditional infusion (“mate”). The main use of the Ilex paraguariensis crop is the production of yerba mate for consumption, with Argentina being the main producer with 62%, followed by Brazil (32%) and Paraguay (4%). Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is exported to more than 60 countries distributed around the world, which implies the production of millions of tons ready for consumption. (Source: National (Argentinian) Institute of Yerba Mate, Brazilian Instute of Yerba Mate, Paraguayan center of Yerba Mate, 2017). Uruguay is the largest consumer of yerba mate per capita, where 85% of the population between 25 and 64 years old consumes yerba mate infusion at least once a week. (Source: OPS - MSP, STEP 2007). These data accomplish a great responsibility in the generation of knowledge with scientific support about properties of “Yerba Mate”.
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Nelson Bracesco
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- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.16.002808
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