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A comment on Yerba Mate: South America's Indigenous Tea, from Paraguay to Syria.

Re:Yerba Mate: South America's Indigenous Tea, from Paraguay... by julianeon on Monday May 27, 2024 @03:05PM (#40493617)
It's American too. Native Americans drank a Yaupon holly drink, as did Mormons (hence "Mormon tea"). It's not really prevalent here but you can raise your own native plant here in the USA if you want to and make your own tea.
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Re:Yerba Mate: South America's Indigenous Tea, from Paraguay... by scotteric on Monday May 27, 2024 @04:48PM (#40494540)
I've always heard ephedra called Mormon tea.
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Re:Yerba Mate: South America's Indigenous Tea, from Paraguay... by dendrite9 on Monday May 27, 2024 @07:26PM (#40495777)
Me too. I'm pretty sure Yaupon didn't grow in any of the Mormon areas (New York, Ohio/Missouri/Illinois, or Utah)
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Re:Yerba Mate: South America's Indigenous Tea, from Paraguay... by LostPinesYaupon on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @08:27PM (#40506980)
You are both correct.
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