Yaupon tea
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Yaupon tea is any of several kinds of caffeinated beverages originally brewed by Native Americans in the Southeastern United States and later adopted by Europeans and European Americans. It is general
The Timucua chief Saturiwa (fl. 1562–1565) prepares his men for battle by drinking yaupon tea. Engraving by Jacques le Moyne and Theodor de Bry.
A cup of American yaupon tea commercially available in the United States
Yaupon holly
Approximate areas of various Mississippian and related cultures
Yerba mate
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Yerba mate or yerba maté, Ilex paraguariensis, is a plant species of the holly genus native to South America. The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a beverage known as mate. Brew
Yaupon tea
…and European Americans. It is generally brewed from yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria), which is native to the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, and is related to yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) and guayusa. Historical versions of drink may also have included the related dahoon holly (Ilex cassine) and other herbs. A highly…
Ilex paraguariensis Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 074
Yerba mate growing in the wild
Plantation in Misiones, Argentina
Steaming mate infusion in a cup that resembles a gourd, the customary vessel