Black Drink: A Native American TeaUntil its use declined in the nineteenth century, Indians of the southeastern United States were devoted to a caffeinated beverage commonly known as black drink. Brewed from the parched leaves of the yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria), black drink was used socially and ceremonially. In certain ritual purification rites, Indians would regurgitate after drinking the tea. This study details botanical, clinical, spiritual, historical, and material aspects of black drink, including its importance not only to Native Americans, but also to many of their European-American contemporaries. |
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Contents
The natural range of Ilex vomitoria Aiton 42 | 2 |
America 44 | 3 |
The Botany of Yaupon | 10 |
The growing habit and male flowers of Ilex vomitoria | 12 |
The female flowers fruit and seed of Ilex vomitoria | 16 |
Ilex cassine | 21 |
Ilex vomitoria among the Indians | 40 |
Eastern Timucua Indians probably Saturiwa taking black drink | 48 |
Burial of Timucuan warriors in a mound with weapons and shell cups as grave goods | 96 |
Mesoamerican glyphs and glyph elements on southeastern pottery | 99 |
Shell cup engraved with Eagle Man motif | 107 |
Southern Cult motifs | 111 |
The Function of Black Drink among the Creeks | 120 |
Cabin on the Alabama town square | 133 |
Black Drink and Other Caffeinecontaining Beverages | 150 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Black Drink: A Native American Tea |
| Editor | Charles M. Hudson |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | University of Georgia Press, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0820326968, 9780820326962 |
| Length | 175 pages |
| Subjects | › › Cooking / Beverages / Coffee & Tea Cooking / History History / Native American Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies |
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