Yerba is an herb that comes from the holy plant. It is actually a kind of bush like plant that is grown on farms. It is picked and dried to use as the infusion.
Sometimes the leaves are sun dried, sometimes they are smoked. Different blends have different combinations of the leaves, twigs and powder from drying the yerba. All of this changes the flavor and the kind of "accessories" you use for drinking yerba.
It's a full How To on making Yerba Mate.
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