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In the bold composition of Mate Aguante prepared from the
leaves of the bush that grows in Latin America fine citrus aroma accentuates exotic character of the
traditional American Indian Guarani tribe drink. More than just a drink, broader than a simple tradition, a
more effective remedy than ordinary medicine – lifestyle and uniting force for people, a divine
gift. This is what millions of people around the world think about Mate preferring it to all other
drinks. American Indian tribe Guarani believe that they were granted mate as a gift by the
beautiful god Sharuma who turned a young beautiful lady into a mate bush thus expressing his
gratitude to her father for his unselfish help “This plant will help people in the same way as you
did and with time people will come to appreciate this a lot!” this is what legends say. Europe
learned about mate from the Spanish who were the first to start colonizing this part of South
America. Conquistadors noted that mate brought effective recovery from scurvy that affected many of
those on the way to the new continent. However mass deliveries of mate to the Old World is an
accomplishment of the Jesuits who in the 17 century got the right to establish an independent Jesuit
empire on the conquered territories. Jesuits quickly appreciated useful properties of the
“Indian grass” and began to sell it to many European countries with a good profit. For this reason
Europeans called mate “Jesuits’ brew” and it was considerably more expensive than tea. Wonderful
characteristics of mate that made American Indians call it a magic drink gave an impetus to many
scientific studies. Modern science has proved that mate contributes to improving human immune
function, recovery of the nervous system, preventing tiredness of human body that causes different
illnesses and as a result general aging of the body. Mate contains practically all vitamins and
substances necessary for normal functioning of human body as well as a rare substance matein that is
similar to caffeine but has no side effects. More than that, mate has a good relaxing effect, it
elevates mood, increases vividness and relieves of such deficiencies as anxiety, emotional imbalance
and general nervousness. All these wonderful properties and qualities are present in Greenfield
Mate Aguante. In its bold composition high energy and original rich flavour of the exotic drink are
combined with the light European note – aroma of a juicy, bitter grapefruit.
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