I ground up six Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Bush seeds in a coffee grinder and added them to a mug of yerba mate tea -- an MAOI, I now know. I only ended up swallowing two or so of the seeds, the rest of the residue clinging to the bottom of the mug, too fucking nasty to scrape up and eat.
YERBA-MATE
Limited data
Limited data
Sparse data. Doses and effects may be unreliable or untested.
- 1 source
- partial dose data
- duration data present
Limited data
Sparse data. Doses and effects may be unreliable or untested.
- 1 source
- partial dose data
- duration data present
Summary
Is marketed for its ability to suppress appetite and burn fat. Yet only with high doses. It has a quite high ratio of caffeine.
Dose Information
| ROA | Common |
|---|---|
| Oral | 1000-1500mg |
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 10-30 min | 4-6 hrs | 4-6 hrs |
Effect Profile
Scores (0–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Stimulant
6.0
Strong
6/10
Moderate euphoria, focus, and stimulation with strong anxiety/jitters
Stimulation / Energy
×3
6
stimulation
wakefulness
alertness enhancement
Euphoria / Mood Lift
×2
7
physical euphoria
cognitive euphoria
motivation enhancement
Focus / Productivity
×2
7
focus enhancement
memory enhancement
motivation enhancement
Anxiety / Jitters
×1
8
anxiety
increased heart rate
vasoconstriction
Tolerance
Build-up
develops over days to weeks of regular use
Reset
3–7 days for acute tolerance; longer for full reset
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
1d
Half tolerance
10d
Baseline
~18d
Effects
Effect glossary — · full glossary
Positive
Negative
Positive
Negative
Positive
Negative
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YERBA-MATE Source: SubstanceSearch (substancesearch.com) Oral dose (mg): common 1000-1500 Oral duration: onset 10-30m · peak 4-6h · total 4-6h · after-effects 1-4h Note: ranges are harm-reduction guidance, not a prescription. Start low, go slow, and test your substances.
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