This beautiful natural green tea (pronounced yurba mah-tay) should become part of the daily ritual for anyone interested in maintaining optimum health. Across the whole of South America millions of men women & children know Yerba Maté as a simple & effective way of staying in peak condition. Besides being refreshing & stimulating Maté is packed with nutrients & anti-oxidants vitamins A C & E for instance & many of the vitamins in the B complex. It is rich in minerals – iron calcium magnesium potassium sulphur & silica among them. & the array of polyphenols has caught a lot of attention as these plant complexes are valuable anti-oxidants supporting the immune system & overpowering the free radicals which are a natural result of cellular activity but also can destroy tissue & interrupt body systems. Scientists from the Pasteur Institute in Paris concluded that Maté contains practically all the vitamins necessary to maintain life. Indeed it is hard to find a plant anywhere in the world that equals Maté in nutritional value.