Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Rayén deeply enjoys mate, both as part of her everyday life and as some of her most precious memories. Before joining AST, Rayén was a researcher specializing in ...

Medically reviewed by Kierra Brown, RD Yerba mate is an herbal tea that has potential health benefits such as antioxidants ...

Six months a year, she harvests yerba, the leaves of a native South American shrub that are the basis of Argentina’s national beverage, mate. Few other drinks permeate the Argentinian way of ...

This infusion is very traditional in Argentina , prepared by steeping dry leaves of yerba mate in hot water. You drink mate from a shared hollow gourd (called mate in Spanish) with a metal straw.