Plant Guide Yaupon Ilex vomitoria - USDA

The black drink was drunk socially and offered to visitors to indicate friendly intensions. Reports of emetic effects stem from early Spanish explorers’ accounts of the use of black drink during ceremonial use. Cabeza de Vaca observed Native Americans using the drink in ceremonies from 1528 to 1536 in East Texas (Vines, 1960) and Fray Andres ... ................
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