Yerba Mate Association of the Americas
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The Yerba Mate Association of the Americas (YMAA) is an association of scientists, companies, consumers, and others with an interest in yerba maté
and mate
, a beverage that is brewed from it. It was founded in 2006.
The association's threefold mission is to advance the scientific understanding of yerba mate, to educate the public about the many benefits of yerba mate, and to increase the number of people who try and enjoy yerba mate. It engages in these activities to advance that mission:
As of November 2008, the YMAA web site included over 25 full-text journal articles about yerba mate.
On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, it was agreed among the YMAA members to dissolve the organization and continue to advance its mission via a new committee formed under the American Herbal Products Association
.
Yerba mate
Maté, yerba maté or erva maté , Ilex paraguariensis, is a species of holly native to subtropical South America in northeastern Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay...
and mate
Mate (beverage)
Mate , also known as chimarrão or cimarrón, is a traditional South American infused drink, particularly in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern states of Brazil, south of Chile, the Bolivian Chaco, and to some extent, Syria and Lebanon...
, a beverage that is brewed from it. It was founded in 2006.
The association's threefold mission is to advance the scientific understanding of yerba mate, to educate the public about the many benefits of yerba mate, and to increase the number of people who try and enjoy yerba mate. It engages in these activities to advance that mission:
- Supporting scientific and medical studies of yerba mate
- Providing scientifically based health information about yerba mate
- Providing information about the culinary merits of yerba mate
- Providing expertise on regulatory issues that pertain to yerba mate
- Maintaining a website that allows convenient access to scientific and regulatory information
As of November 2008, the YMAA web site included over 25 full-text journal articles about yerba mate.
On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, it was agreed among the YMAA members to dissolve the organization and continue to advance its mission via a new committee formed under the American Herbal Products Association
American Herbal Products Association
The American Herbal Products Association is a trade association for the herbal products industry. Members of AHPA are domestic and foreign companies doing business as growers, processors, manufacturers and marketers of herbs and herbal products. AHPA was founded in 1982 and is based in Silver...
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