caffeine
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№ 211TreesKola Nut: The Caffeine Seed Behind Cola and a Culture of Welcome
A bitter West African seed, chewed for its stimulant kick and shared as the deepest gesture of hospitality — and the original flavouring that gave cola drinks their name.
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№ 449TreesYaupon and Guayusa: The Caffeine Hollies of the Americas
Two American hollies brewed for their caffeine — one the source of the ceremonial 'black drink' of the southeastern tribes, saddled with a libellous scientific name, and North America's only native caffeine plant.
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№ 451TreesYerba Maté: The Holly Tree Shared From a Gourd
A South American holly whose caffeine-rich leaves make the continent's most social drink — brewed in a gourd, sipped through a metal straw, and passed hand to hand as a ritual of belonging.
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