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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

PURE MATERIA MEDICA

By TIMOTHY F. ALLEN, A.M., M.D.

Presented by Médi-T

MATÉ.

Ilex Paraguayensis, D. C. (Ilex Maté, Aug. St. Hilaire; Psorulea glandulosa, Linn.)

Natural order , Ilicineae.

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.

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] .

Slight headache (after a few minutes), [2] .

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] .

Borborygmi (after a few minutes), [2] .

Tension of the abdomen (after a few minutes), [2] .

Promotes the peristaltic action of the bowels; removes constipation, [1] .

Respiratory Organs. [10.] Respiration quickened, [2] . Considerable acceleration of respiration, [1] .

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.

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] .

Bodily temperature lowered, [2] . [20.]

Cold feeling in the extremities and lumbar region (after a few minutes), [2] .