Chemical Constitutents :

• Quantitation of methylxanthinic alkaloids and phenolic compounds in mate (Ilex paraguariensis) and their effects on blood vessel formation in chick embryos

              http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18729465

• Chemical composition of mate tea leaves (Ilex paraguariensis): a study of extraction methods.

             http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17305239

• Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Aqueous Extract Decreases Intestinal SGLT1 Gene Expression but Does Not Affect Other Biochemical Parameters in Alloxan-Diabetic Wistar Rats. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18942839

• Weight loss and delayed gastric emptying following a South American herbal preparation in overweight patients. 

             http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ 11424516 

• Ilex paraguariensis has antioxidant potential and attenuates haloperidol-induced orofacial dyskinesia and memory dysfunction in rats.

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17967741