A stainless steel, heart shaped mesh tea ball infuser with a chain that can be clipped onto the outside of your mug. For the best tea flavor, fill the infuser just half full to allow the leaves to expand. Remove promptly when the tea has steeped to desired strength.
This spring bombilla straw is a stainless steel filtering straw from South America used for sipping mate from a gourd. Its innovative spring-loaded double filter at the tip is for easy cleaning and clog-free use. Comes with instruction card attached.
A stainless steel, heart shaped mesh tea ball infuser with a chain that can be clipped onto the outside of your mug. For the best tea flavor, fill the infuser just half full to allow the leaves to expand. Remove promptly when the tea has steeped to desired strength. This larger infuser can also be used for infusing herbs into your bath or making large amounts of tea.
This attractive, natural bamboo bombilla straw is a type of filtering straw from South America used for sipping mate from a gourd. Comes with instruction card attached.
This dark brown mate artisan gourd has a decorative aluminum alpaca rim. These mate vessels are ideal for enjoying yerba mate tea traditional-style with a bombilla.
The inch measurement is the diameter of the mesh tea infuser ball. A stainless steel mesh tea ball with a chain that can be clipped onto the outside of your mug. For great tea flavor, fill the infuser just half full to allow the leaves to expand. Remove promptly when the tea has steeped to the desired strength.
A larger, stainless steel mesh tea ball that can be used for infusing herbs into your bath or making large amounts of tea. For the perfect tea, fill the infuser just half full to allow the leaves to expand. Remove promptly when the tea has steeped to the desired strength.
This dark brown mate artisan gourd has a decorative aluminum alpaca rim and stand. These mate vessels are ideal for enjoying yerba mate tea traditional-style with a bombilla.
A bamboo tea strainer with a handle, used to filter out loose tea leaves. The deep shape of this strainer also allows you to brew tea in the cup. 6 inches from tip to opening. The opening is 2.5 inches wide.
Tips out of the way when straining then sits on the table to catch the drips. Fill infuser full with tea. Immerse in boiled water and let steep for 3 to 6 minutes.
Specially designed for use with teapot or cup. Use as an infuser or strainer. Fill infuser full with tea. Immerse in boiled water and let steep for 3 to 6 minutes.
Each Ali gourd is truly inspirational. Ali, the artist, stylistically burns the outside of the gourd to a rich, dark brown. Then, she carves beautiful geometric mandalas revealing the natural light brown color of the gourd. Her mandalas reflect flowers, mountains, spirals, and other natural elements. Each Ali gourd comes with a 10-page booklet detailing its use in South American culture and instructions on how to cure, pack, and care for your gourd. *Bombilla not included. Roasted mate leaves are used throughout South America to make an infusion with stimulant effects. This plant provides a good alternative to tea or coffee, as it is not so upsetting to the system. There are also significant health benefits to its use. Yerba mate contains xanthine alkaloids (caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline), saponins, and 10% chlorogenic acid. Sterols resembling ergosterol and cholesterol are also present in yerba mate, and novel saponins, called matesaponins, have been discovered. Saponins are phytochemicals which have been shown to stimulate the immune system. Yerba mate leaf is also a rich source of vitamins, minerals, and 15 amino acids. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Mate for 'Mental and physical fatigue.' 'Average daily dosage: 3 g of drug; equivalent preparations. Mode of Administration: Comminuted herb for teas, herb powder for other galenical preparations for internal use.' 'Actions: Analeptic; Diuretic; Positively inotropic; Positively chronotropic; Glycogenolytic; Lipolytic.' An analeptic is a CNS stimulant. Chronotropic means: rate of muscle contraction. Inotropic means: force of muscle contraction. This has significance for people with heart problems. A positive effect on these two actions would mean an increase in the rate of contraction (positive chronotropic) and an increase in the force of contraction (positive inotropic). A glycogenolytic agent promotes the conversion of glycogen to burnable glucose. A lipolytic agent promotes the hydrolysis of fat. Mate is used for fatigue, nervous depression, rheumatic pains, psychogenic headache, and is specifically indicated for headache from fatigue. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia lists mate for psychogenic headache, fatigue, nervous depression, and rheumatic pains. In Germany, mate leaf is used as a component of prepared bladder and kidney teas, headache teas, and laxative teas. Mate dry extract is found as a component of instant teas and the alcoholic tincture is used in compound fluid preparations. In the United States, mate is used in monopreparations and as a component of central nervous system stimulant dietary supplements for mental and physical fatigue, aqueous infusion, alcoholic tincture, and aqueous dry extract. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'The tea is very sustaining, and sometimes it is the only refreshment carried for a journey of several days. Tonic
Guayaki gourds and bombillas are artisan-crafted directly in the heart of South America. It is important to remember that a gourd is a gift from the earth. Every gourd is unique in its own way, and there are no two exactly alike. The Gaucho gourd is a beautiful, functional gourd that honors the free-spirited nature of the Gauchos (Argentine cowboys). Sharing a gourd is a ritual of hospitality and friendship. The Gaucho gourd comes with a 10-page color booklet that provides directions on curing, packing, and caring for your gourd, as well as the rich history of the gourd in South American culture. Bombilla not included. Roasted mate leaves are used throughout South America to make an infusion with stimulant effects. This plant provides a good alternative to tea or coffee, as it is not so upsetting to the system. There are also significant health benefits to its use. Yerba mate contains xanthine alkaloids (caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline), saponins, and 10% chlorogenic acid. Sterols resembling ergosterol and cholesterol are also present in yerba mate, and novel saponins, called matesaponins, have been discovered. Saponins are phytochemicals which have been shown to stimulate the immune system. Yerba mate leaf is also a rich source of vitamins, minerals, and 15 amino acids. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Mate for 'Mental and physical fatigue.' 'Average daily dosage: 3 g of drug; equivalent preparations. Mode of Administration: Comminuted herb for teas, herb powder for other galenical preparations for internal use.' 'Actions: Analeptic; Diuretic; Positively inotropic; Positively chronotropic; Glycogenolytic; Lipolytic.' An analeptic is a CNS stimulant. Chronotropic means: rate of muscle contraction. Inotropic means: force of muscle contraction. This has significance for people with heart problems. A positive effect on these two actions would mean an increase in the rate of contraction (positive chronotropic) and an increase in the force of contraction (positive inotropic). A glycogenolytic agent promotes the conversion of glycogen to burnable glucose. A lipolytic agent promotes the hydrolysis of fat. Mate is used for fatigue, nervous depression, rheumatic pains, psychogenic headache, and is specifically indicated for headache from fatigue. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia lists mate for psychogenic headache, fatigue, nervous depression, and rheumatic pains. In Germany, mate leaf is used as a component of prepared bladder and kidney teas, headache teas, and laxative teas. Mate dry extract is found as a component of instant teas and the alcoholic tincture is used in compound fluid preparations. In the United States, mate is used in monopreparations and as a component of central nervous system stimulant dietary supplements for mental and physical fatigue, aqueous infusion, alcoholic tincture, and aqueous dry extract.
This bombilla (metal filter-straw) is hand-crafted from a benefical alloy of zinc, magnesium, and iron. It will not rust, flake, or peel. Used to filter the yerba mate from the gourd, the bombilla provides a direct herbal infusion. Roasted mate leaves are used throughout South America to make an infusion with stimulant effects. This plant provides a good alternative to tea or coffee, as it is not so upsetting to the system. There are also significant health benefits to its use. Yerba mate contains xanthine alkaloids (caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline), saponins, and 10% chlorogenic acid. Sterols resembling ergosterol and cholesterol are also present in yerba mate, and novel saponins, called matesaponins, have been discovered. Saponins are phytochemicals which have been shown to stimulate the immune system. Yerba mate leaf is also a rich source of vitamins, minerals, and 15 amino acids. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Mate for 'Mental and physical fatigue.' 'Average daily dosage: 3 g of drug; equivalent preparations. Mode of Administration: Comminuted herb for teas, herb powder for other galenical preparations for internal use.' 'Actions: Analeptic; Diuretic; Positively inotropic; Positively chronotropic; Glycogenolytic; Lipolytic.' An analeptic is a CNS stimulant. Chronotropic means: rate of muscle contraction. Inotropic means: force of muscle contraction. This has significance for people with heart problems. A positive effect on these two actions would mean an increase in the rate of contraction (positive chronotropic) and an increase in the force of contraction (positive inotropic). A glycogenolytic agent promotes the conversion of glycogen to burnable glucose. A lipolytic agent promotes the hydrolysis of fat. Mate is used for fatigue, nervous depression, rheumatic pains, psychogenic headache, and is specifically indicated for headache from fatigue. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia lists mate for psychogenic headache, fatigue, nervous depression, and rheumatic pains. In Germany, mate leaf is used as a component of prepared bladder and kidney teas, headache teas, and laxative teas. Mate dry extract is found as a component of instant teas and the alcoholic tincture is used in compound fluid preparations. In the United States, mate is used in monopreparations and as a component of central nervous system stimulant dietary supplements for mental and physical fatigue, aqueous infusion, alcoholic tincture, and aqueous dry extract. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'The tea is very sustaining, and sometimes it is the only refreshment carried for a journey of several days. Tonic, diuretic, diaphoretic, and powerfully stimulant.'
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