Every day famous people, who enthuse over yerba mate - infuse yerba mate in their mate cups and drink it with a bombilla. There are lots of them all over the world. They discovered the charm of Ilex paraguariensis thanks to:

• friends
• trips to South America
• interest in the history of South American tribes
• the Internet
• shops
• accident
• collector's hobby
• own research on healthy nutrition

Polish writer Wiktor Ostrowski in "Life of the big river" wrote: "While hiking through South America, it was the drinking of yerba mate which served as a barometer of friendship, an infallible sign of emotions felt towards me by the people I met. When a lonely wanderer was welcomed with yerba mate - I could rest assured. When not, I preferred to leave the house or even the fireplace."