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DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-869516
Mate
Von der Tradition zur GegenwartPublication History
Publication Date:
24 June 2005 (online)
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Zusammenfassung
Zubereitungen aus Blättern von Mate (Ilex paraguariensis St.-Hil., Aquifoliaceae) sind in einigen Bereichen Südamerikas ein Nationalgetränk. Das Interesse an Mate wurde nicht erst durch jüngere ethnobotanische oder ethnopharmazeutische Studien bei Wissenschaftlern verschiedenster Disziplinen geweckt. Die Kenntnisse von den anregenden Wirkungen von Mate-Tee haben eine lange Historie und finden sich in den Legenden der Eingeborenen Südamerikas, in den Aufzeichnungen der Jesuiten, in der noch heute beliebten traditionellen Zeremonie des Trinkens und in der Entwicklung marktorientierter Lebensmittel. Immer wieder war Mate Gegenstand wissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen. Die Kenntnis der Inhaltsstoffe ist sehr umfassend. Die anregende Wirkung lässt sich z.B. mit dem Coffeingehalt rational erklären, während für andere überlieferte Wirkungen entweder ein fundierter Beleg noch aussteht oder diese doch lediglich Legende sind.
Summary
Mate: From the past to the present
Preparations of mate leaves (Ilex paraguariensis St.-Hil., Aquifoliaceae) are consumed by many South Americans. The interest in mate was not aroused by recent ethnobotanic or ethnopharmaceutic research of scientists from different disciplines. On the contrary, knowledge on the stimulating properties of mate-preparations has a long history: Its use and properties are described in the tales of indigenous South Americans and documented in scientific manuscripts of the Jesuits. The importance of mate is also vivid from the traditional ceremony of mate drinking that is still practised today as well as in modern market-oriented food development. Thus, mate has always been a subject of scientific investigations and there is substantial knowledge on its secondary constituents. Although mate’s stimulating properties can rationally be explained by its caffeine-content, other traditionally reported effects are yet to be scientifically verified or are just features of a legend.
Schlüsselwörter
Mate - Ilex paraguariensis - Aquifoliaceae - Caffeoylchinasäuren - Coffein
Key words
Mate - Ilex paraguariensis - Aquifoliaceae - caffeeoylquinic acids - caffeine
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Priv.-Doz. Dr. Werner Knöss [*]
Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3
53175 Bonn
Dr. Melanie Haaf
Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie
Universität Bonn
Nussallee 6
53115 Bonn