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Yaupon Holly: the only native caffiene containing plant in North America!
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2024
- Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomatoria) contains caffiene and it is the only native plant in North America that does. The stimulant effects and pleasant flavor of tea made from this plant were well known to the indigenous peoples and early european settlers that inhabitat the south, particularly in coastal areas were Yaupon Holly is abundant. It was popular with both native americans and europeans alike for centuries. So what haappened to Yaupon or Black Tea? How did it fade from our culture while the South American equivelent Yerba Matte did not and is popular cultural drink in many S.A. countries. Where did the species name "vomatoria" come from. Could the botanist who named this have political ties to the Kind and the powerful East India Tea Company? Find out in this video!
I just got a couple rooted cuttings of yaupon holly that I'm shaping and growing in a hydroponic garden. I'm excited to see what I can do with it. So far they really seem to like the hydro life.
Hey! That's pretty cool! Let me know how that goes!
This is such a great video, thank you for talking about this !
You are welcome! I hope you will enjoy my channel!
Wow I've been treating these plants like invasive weeds for years. They grow like crazy on my property, esp along the fence line.
I had no idea these were any good.
Yes! Great stuff!
Interesting to hear about the decline in the use of this plant for tea but also its resurgence. I've mentioned before in a comment, but due to the scientific name, this plant has never lost its charm when talking about it to grade-school boys! 😂❤
Ha! Right? Lol!
I'll bet you was an awesome biology teacher.
I was!!! 😜💪
Very interesting. Always enjoy your videos. Being out in nature is probably my favorite activity. Living in WNY I always look forward to going down south. Would love to move someday sooner than later.
And I love fishing for salmon up in NE NY state!
Very interesting !
Glad you think so! Amazing story and comparison to the current use of South American variety.
I’ve had Yerba Mate before but never heard of this. I definitely want to find some and try it!
I am doing same! Let me know what you think when you get some.
Interesting!
Fascinating isn't it!?
Very interesting, thank you for sharing this information about holly tea
My pleasure! Thanks for viewing and checking in!
Very interesting. Never heard of it. Thanks
I hadn't either until I started investigating natural history of a plant that was new to me!
Interesting. I don't really drink teas, nor coffee but I the information has value!
I thought it was really fascinating...and like...how had I never heard of this before?
That was eye 👁 opening. I think we have some plants 🪴 here in our property.
It is amazing what is out there!
@@natureatyourdoor absolutely 💯 percent
Very interesting! I drink yerba mate every day and to think we have something similar and native not far from me here in Michigan!
I drank erba matte with my relatives in South America. Cool that you are a fan..how did you discover it?
@@natureatyourdoor although i am half latino my mexican family never touched it. Ironically my wife who is arab introduced it to me. Its big in their culture too from arab immigration and cultural exhange to south america. Im drinking some as i write this 😁
@ItalianoDelSud7 fascinating! I am half swiss/Italian and half New Zealander and first gen American. I celebrate cultures...and food and drink! Your heritage and cultural relationships are pretty cool!
Didn’t know about it being called a poor man’s drink lol totally relevant to me, I don’t wanna buy another bag of mate or coffee so i’ve been thinking of foraging yaupon here in maryland
That would be awesome. Let me know how it goes.
This was interesting. Yaupon Holly grows all over the place where I live in Central Florida.
Most literature I read says to avoid it.
So are you saying the leaves can be dried and used to make tea safely?
Even my two native plant books list this as toxic.
Hmmm,,,now I'm curious.
Interesting!...I wonder if that is going solely off the scientific name. Research it yourself and see if you don't find similar info as mine...I read some where you could drink buckets without any ill effects...and the native Americans vomiting was from something else added to the tea. Always consult local herbal experts first.
I drink it most mornings and never had any sense of nausea. I've tried roasting and non roasted. I prefer the flavor of just dried leaves and it is a lot easier to process. I've heard a few sources say that roasting helps release the caffeine when brewed but I think there is still some misunderstanding surrounding this plant.
I watched quite a few videos on this plant, after hearing about it. I live in Central Florida and I've seen it just about everywhere. I would trust making tea from Yaupon.
...climate friendly!
If you are out camping? Can you make a tea from the green leaves,like you can out of pine needles.?. Your videos are so interesting. It's like going back to school😊
I would think so...but I am far from an expert. Worthy of more research for sure!
Does this grow in Pennsylvania?
It can be grown inland but seems to be native to coastal environments of the south. I want buy a nursery raised and plant it in va and see how it goes!
does the ripe red berry carry a seed ?
Yes!
ha! European Americans are so funny. you guys adore our plants and recipes and romanticize us. it's okay. keep spending money at our casinos. we know you mean well..:)
Not our plants alone it's for everyone that lives here and wants to learn
🙂 so true. Yes I understand. Can you give me any feedback to better address native peoples historical uses of plants. I certainly don't want to leave that out and certainly don't want to make it sound like Europeans discovered something known to indigenous peoples for thousands of years. I would be priveledge to discuss how best to address native plants witg you in my videos!
@@natureatyourdoor Greetings. Thanks for the reply and willingness to learn. I think you are doing a good job, but it would be best to visit a tribal community where this plant grows. The people there are generally receptive to outsiders if they approach with authenticity as you are doing. They would give you a better idea of what this plant means to them. My tribes are in the American southwest, so yaupon holly did not grow in our homeland, unfortunately.
@@gavinwhallon1889 yes, I agree. But I was making a point , that’s all. I don’t claim ownership over anything on this land.
@Snowboy2015 thank you for advice my friend! I ll see what I can do!
My friend, don't be foolish. Change your title to say "the only *known* native caffeine..." Science hasn't described and tested every single plant! Think about what somebody might think if they read something you wrote 50 years from now in the way when we read science from 50 years ago. There is the scientists who are wrong, but makes responsible, open-ended statements, and then there are those who are wrong and state their misinformation as fact. Which sound like a pretentious idiots? The later of course.
Also fix your spelling.
Hopefully those people will not be foolish and will realize that goes without saying! Then those people will say, this was once thought to be the only....Geesh! Science is ever changing!! It's always learning!! I am thinking you don't understand what science is! You do realize people are human, we do make mistakes and spelling is one of the lesser concerning ones!
@@amandastakeonit7402 Naw, spelling is a minor thing. But how we convey our current best scientific understanding is critical. I will ever criticize this style of science communication because it presumes that which is not known. If I tell you "this is the only known caffeine-containing plant in North America", then maybe you get a wild hair up your hindside and go out and do some innovative study that finds 5 more of them! But when I say "there is only one plant in North America with caffiene" I'm stating it as a forgone conclusion, so there's nothing left to do -- that sucks!
There are so many jokes about people with philosophy degrees, but they know a logic fallacy when they see one. (There are even a lot of good jokes about them! 😁)
Seriously though, while I mean *no offense,* nor do I mean this personally, I don't like that attitude you convey towards science communication. I say it can make the difference between a citizenry who is expert at distinguishing fact from fiction and today's conspiracy theory-loving nationalists who are convinced Bill Gates is monitoring us with the covid shot.
Yes. You are absolutely correct and I have been trying to avoid exactly what I did in my title. I grew up speaking italian...English as a second language...won an sigma Xi award for best research master s thesis..thanks to an editor that checked my spelling..and I am dyslexic..and always reversing letters and numbers. Sadly no spell check on UA-cam title...therefore I should take care in future to spellcheck my titles! Lesson learned. I don't want my spelling to cause folks to loose confidence in my shares.
Thanks again to all that shared here. Since I am the script writer, script editor, actor, cameraman, video editor etc....I miss working in a group with checks and balances! I rely on my viewers feedback...until I get a "board" to approve my work!
@@firstnamelastname9918You spelled caffeine wrong once. Correct your spelling.
Same genus as Yerba Mate: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_vomitoria).
Cool ...thanks for reference!!! My cousins in SA drink it daily!