Maté
By Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Ilex Paraguayensis, D. C. (Ilex Maté, Aug. St. Hilaire; Psorulea glandulosa, Linn.)
Natural order , Ilicineæ.
Common names , Maté, Paraguay tea.
Preparation , Tincture of leaves.
Authorities.
1 , Mantegazza, general effects, Gaz. Med. Ital., Lombardy, 1859 (from Marvaud); 2 , Marvaud, Les Aliments d'Épargne, Page 343, experiments on self with the infusion (20 grammes of Maté to 250 grammes of water) taken fasting; also three experiments with the sphymograph; No. 1, a man of 35, took 60 grains of infusion (15 grammes Maté to 200 of water), tracings 1 to 3; No. 2, a man of 30, took same, tracings 4 and 5; No. 3, a man of 25, took same, tracings 6 and 7.
MIND
- State of satisfaction and contentment with everything, without any delirium, 2.
- Feeling of calmness and comfort; happy and pleased with all the world; remained several hours tranquil and motionless on my bed, occupied with a throng of pleasant thoughts, but unable to sleep, though without the malaise which generally accompanies wakefulness (after fifteen minutes), 2.
- Acts especially on the intellect, 1.
HEAD
- Slight headache (after a few minutes), 2.
STOMACH
- Quite painful cramps in the stomach (after a few minutes), 2.
- A peculiar, quite specific, but indefinable, sort of gastric irritation; more than any other similar beverage, it is apt to disturb digestion when taken after a meal; but few stomachs can bear it well, 1.
ABDOMEN
STOOL
- Promotes the peristaltic action of the bowels; removes constipation, 1.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS. [10.]
HEART AND PULSE
- Acts more strongly on the heart than any other similar beverage, 1.
- The sphygmographic tracings show an accelerated action of the heart, wider oscillations, and diminished arterial tension, 2.
- Considerable acceleration of pulse, 1.
GENERAL SYMPTOMS
- General hyperæsthesia, 1.
- Removes weariness, and disposes to exertion, 1.
- Violent excitement (after a few minutes), 2.
SLEEP
- The state of mental activity was at last succeeded by a peaceful slumber, from which I awoke next morning without the slightest headache or sense of depression, 2.