Yaupon Holly, Black Drink
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- Опубліковано 19 гру 2011
- Dr. Karen Hall describes yaupon (Ilex vomitoria), a southeastern holly. Distributed in coastal regions, this culturally important plant is also known as the Black Drink. Early explorers recorded the plant in use as a purgative by Native Americans, including the Cherokee. Historic writings indicate substantial trade in the plant from its native environment elsewhere. Remnant conch shell cups, stained by this caffeine-containing plant, are found in archaeological digs. Closely related to yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis), this plant might well have been the southeast's answer to coffee, if not for the unfortunate scientific name. Over 10 cultivars of yaupon can be found today in the horticultural trade.
CAUTION: In no way is the information presented within intended to replace advice from a physician OR serve as a usage guide for ailments. Herbal medicine, as we know it today, is well removed from its original thick, knowledge base and thus, contemporary use without accompanying scientific studies is not advised. This information is only intended as historical/cultural interpretation. - Наука та технологія
Consider yaupon for a hedge in our yard and this was an excellent presentation on the history of this species. Thank you!
Made some this past weekend .. Im in North Texas ,Found in old forest .A mother load of it .
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very informative, thanks for the video.
thanks for your vid,, natural caffeine in the wild ...good vid
......bill
This is the most commonly planted shrub type tree in front of Atlanta metro schools. I noticed it year's ago going into a school. I used to go in an adverage of 15 schools a week. I have a forestry degree . I used to laugh, ( knowing the scientific name) envisioning kids throwing up and mildly high. Read the book The Black Drink .
I have found Yaupon growing wild in NE Oklahoma. The specimen was dwarfed, growing in a secondary growth thicket over what had formerly been farmland. I do not know if the dwarfing was genetic, or due to being propagated in such a confined space. Distribution by wildlife is likely.
Jason - are you a botanist? It would be good to get a dried herbarium specimen of this plant into an herbarium in Oklahoma, as a good record of distribution. I only see it having been recorded along streams in the SE corner of the state. If in NE Oklahoma, it would be helpful to know where - in order to understand if this is a natural distribution or if human distributed. If human distributed, that is also important as it may be a former cultivation site.
This, and I should say THESE specimens, since I have found a few more, were all growing at the base of established trees, indicating to me that they were seeded by passing through a bird's digestive tract. I am now suspecting that they are of the 'nana' cultivar, and that their parents were planted as ornamental shrubs - so, not deliberately cultivated per se, at least not for ethnobotanical purposes.
I want to include yaupon as a part of my permaculture plan for my homestead and I want to get a variety that's closest to what is native to Florida. Is there a specific variety name I should look for? I want it to attract wildlife as well as to make tea.
Ilex vomitoria is the species you need. All varieties of this species should (scientific waffle word since not all species have been tested) have caffeine and since they are hollies, the berries will be useful to wildlife - well, at least as long as you have both male and female yaupons as both are needed for berry production. In the Hort trade, look for Ilex vomitoria var. 'nana' as an example. This one is a small leaved variety and has been tested (positively) for caffeine. I would be super surprised if any of the named varieties didn't have caffeine - though, it's possible if there are breeders out there breeding specifically to get rid of this trait.
@@SEEthnobotany thank you so much!!
Is it good tea
Hi did you end up getting this tree in your garden? I too want to grow it. Am in the sub tropic area eastern side of Australia in permaculture too. I would love to have this in my garden to add to my other tea making plants. I also have coffee trees growing.
@@whatsthestorygirl922 I have not yet. The only one I could find for sale locally was pretty large and out of my budget.
Do any birds find these berries delicious?
Yes wildlife will feed on these berries, but not for humans!
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