title: Studies on mate drinking.
abstract: The habit of drinking mate is very strongly established in the Rio de la Plata region of South America. A chemical study of the commercial herbal material and of the infusion itself is described.
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D001938:Brazil; D002110:Caffeine / Q000032:analysis*; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010239:Paraguay; D014583:Uruguay; D014970:Xanthines / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014970:Xanthines; D002110:Caffeine