Yerba Mate / Ilex Paraguariensis is a medicinal plant widely cultivated in the southern region of Brazil, being used as a home remedy for cholesterol due to its properties.
It has caffeine, theophylline, theobromine, folic acids, tannins, minerals and vitamins A, B1, B2, C and E, and therefore acts as an antioxidant, diuretic, stimulant and aphrodisiac.