Mate is a tree of the Ilex family native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, etc., and its dried branches and leaves are the raw material for mate tea. Mate tea is said to have originated when the Guarani people of Paraguay began drinking it as a "mysterious tree that gives energy," and it has also attracted attention as a health drink. Mate absolute is extracted from dried branches and leaves, just like tea, and has a bitter herbal green and hay-like scent. It is used in tea-based perfumes, and is a fragrance that goes well with green, fougere, and chypre types.