Ilex Vomitoria

Sounds like 6th street in Austin most days at about 2am. The only North American native that contains caffeine. Tea can be made from the Yaupon Holly and it won't make you vomit. Apparently Native Americans had a ritual that involved a drink made from the Yaupon. Part of the ritual involved induced vomiting at the end and guess what? It was for men only. Well the vomiting was probably caused by something else, but the white people didn't know that, hence the Vomitoria addition to this type of Ilex. The tea is made from the leaves and said to be similar to Yerba Mate. I am going to make some and try it. Never was much of a Mate fan. We'll see. And that ritual that excluded women? Only guys would be screwy enough to think that forcing themselves to vomit as part of a ritual was cool.