Misc Yerba Mate: What's The Deal? Worth checking out?

[muie]

I've read up on Yerba & I mainly want to know how it feels compared to Green tea, White tea, Coffee or other xanthines in terms of effects & health wise. I am a huge tea drinker & am really passionate about herbs, I have a book from the old country with basically all the consumable herbs known to man or at least Eastern European/Balkan man lol b/c it doesn't have Yerba Mate or Green Tea just the herbs of the continent so I am familiar with herbs especially by their original plant/latin name.

My favorites are Red Bush, Chamomile, Green Tea, White Tea, Mellisa/Lemon Balm, Mint (there's various types in the summer like chocolate mint, orange, lemon mint, spearmint) anyways I like tea a lot with no additives even if its honey. A doctor friend of the family (also big tea fan) came over on hollydays stayed for no more than a month & she always served her tea with honey, when she got back home she tested positive for diabetes! That goes to show you honey (grade A honey) is still sugar, so I dont like anything with additives/flavors for example Red Bush with Vanilla, although I like Vanilla I always look for the 100% pure when it comes to tea. I look at tea as a medicine rather than a casual drink which it is if you've ever hear of the anti depressent effects of St. Johns Wort or the greatest may be Milk Thistle which is recomended for liver regeneration and kidney protection.

The arab store where we buy lamb for Easter has a ton of Yerba but I wanted to know how it feels in comparison to Green tea, White tea, Coffee or other xanthines


Hope you guys can help me here!

Many thanks

 

[Hobble]

I drank alot of it in a drink called Guayaki when I had PAWS from opiates. It gave me alot of energy, much more than coffee and it was a much cleaner high than caffine. No euphoria, just energy but more energy and less jitters than coffee for me. The first few times I drank it I only needed a half a can for about 6 hours of energy but my tolerance developed quickly to where a whole can only gave me about 2 hours of energy but it was still way better than coffee. It might prevent one from sleeping though.

 

[Ohayou]

Do teas/herbs have noticeable psychoactive effects? I don't remember ever feeling anything when I tried herbs but maybe I expected something less subtle.