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Yerba Mate

January 25, 2015

Yerba Mate is made from the leaves of a South American species of holly leaf. Practitioners recommend that it be made in hot (not boiling) water to reduce the bitterness.

Cancer

In a 2011 study, Yerba mate was found to kill colon cancer cells in a petri dish.

References

Oprah magazine, July 2010