Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom, and Magic of 200 Plants - Juliet Diaz 2020
Yerba Maté Ilex paraguariensis
A Compendium of Plants
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES
amplification
The Guarani Indians in the highlands of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina enjoyed yerba maté well before her popularity today. Nowadays, she is most often consumed as a caffeine tea, but she will do more than just keep you going through those languid mornings. A cup of yerba maté tea may be as strong as a cup of coffee, but with the added benefits of herbal tea, plus the warmth and happy-buzz of chocolate. She’s pretty great.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Yerba maté’s phytochemicals will also stimulate your brain, heart, and vascular health. She can improve diabetes and high cholesterol, and has been used to treat depression. She contains vitamins A, B1, C, and E, as well as magnesium, calcium, zinc, sulfur, iron, and many more, making her just about the most beneficial herb available.
MAGICAL PROPERTIES
Yerba maté can make you feel like the world is your oyster—nothing can get in your way. Sprinkle some yerba maté into your bath on days when you have low energy, or when you’re not in the mood to do anything, and she will lift that funk right off you. We all need her energy in our lives, and when we combine yerba maté with our Magical craft, our workings become exponentially more powerful. Add her to your spellwork or keep some yerba maté sprinkled on your altar to create a positive energy bubble.
PLANT WISDOM
Yerba maté works particularly well on your womb center. If you’re carrying old energy, say from old lovers who treated you badly, or if you are simply feeling less intimate or sexually inspired than you’d like, lie down and place some yerba maté above your sacral chakra. Rest in silence, meditating with her as she clears away whatever has been clogging you up and sparks some new energy. Work with her wisdom as often as possible, especially if you have big plans. You can invite her into your dreams to create dreams within dreams; this is how she will show you the infinite opportunities life has to offer you.