Botanical
Yerba mate
Yerba mate is an infusion of the dried leaves of Ilex paraguariensis, a South American holly, drunk warm, hot or cold. It contains caffeine.
Also listed as Yerba Mate Powder, Yerba Mate Extract, Yerba Mate Leaf, Yerba Mate Leaf Extract
Is a cup of tea the same intervention?
The trial used capsules containing a water extract standardized by chlorogenic-acid content. Its results cannot be directly assigned to an ordinary cup of mate. 1
Sources
- Anti-obesity effects of Yerba Mate (Ilex Paraguariensis): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015