Difference between revisions of "Ilex vomitoria"
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+ | Dried yaupon leaves can simply be steeped in water to produce a beverage similar to green tea, or it can be roasted to produce more toasty and coffee-like aromas and remove some astringency. | ||
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Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria) is a small tree in the holly family, and perhaps the only plant native to the (southeastern) US which contains caffeine.
Dried yaupon leaves can simply be steeped in water to produce a beverage similar to green tea, or it can be roasted to produce more toasty and coffee-like aromas and remove some astringency.
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