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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Yerba Mate - A Long but Current History. Oct 09, 2026
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Heliyon - Stability of yerba mate extract, evaluation of its microencapsulation by ionic gelation and fluidized bed drying. Nov 19, 2025
Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Yerba Mate. Feb 25, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) beverage � nutraceutical ingredient or conveyor for the intake of medicinal plants? Evidence from Paraguayan folk medicine. Sep 26, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC - Yerba mate: South America's 'beverage of champions'. Aug 14, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Toronto - TSpace - Composition and Bioactive Properties of Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil.): A Review. Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Yerba Mate - A Long but Current History. May 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Food and Wine - Everything You Need to Know About Yerba Mate Tea, the South American Super-Beverage. Apr 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Yerba Maté and Cancer. Jan 16, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Are There Health Benefits to Drinking Yerba Mate? Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - Is Yerba Mate Linked to Cancer? Aug 31, 2023
Corrected display issue. Nov 30, 2018
Changed spelling from "maté" to "mate." Expanded description of how the drink is prepared and served. Mar 18, 2015
Media added. Aug 07, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Mate. Jan 02, 2009
Added new Web site: No Borders - Yerba Mate. Dec 19, 2006
Added new Web site: Mate - The National Drink of Argentina. Dec 19, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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