guayusa

For Schultes on guayusa, see “Ilex guayusa from 500 A.D. to the Present,” Etnologiska Studier 32: 115-38, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1972; “Discovery of an Ancient Guayusa Plantation in Colombia,” Botanical Museum Leaflets 275-6: 143-60, 1979.

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When the Jesuits first contacted the tribe, they declared guayusa the “quintessence of evil.”

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In the lowlands of Ecuador, Jivaro warriors traditionally used infusions of guayusa to purify themselves and their families before shrinking the heads of their slain enemies.

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The third and by far the most mysterious is Ilex guayusa.

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J., “The Flowers of Ilex guayusa,” Botanical Museum Leaflets 275: 155-60, 1990.

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“Schultes looked for guayusa when he came here in the forties, but he never found it,” Tim said.

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For Schultes on guayusa, see “Ilex guayusa from 500 A.D. to the Present,” Etnologiska Studier 32: 115-38, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1972; “Discovery of an Ancient Guayusa Plantation in Colombia,” Botanical Museum Leaflets 275-6: 143-60, 1979.

One River Wade Davis 1996

The third and by far the most mysterious is Ilex guayusa.

One River Wade Davis 1996

When the Jesuits first contacted the tribe, they declared guayusa the “quintessence of evil.”

One River Wade Davis 1996

To this day they employ guayusa as a ritual mouthwash before making curare or taking yagé.

One River Wade Davis 1996