Black drink (Cherokee Ritual Beverage:ᎬᏁᎦ ᎠᏓᏔᏍᏘ or Cherokee Recreational Beverage:ᎠᏏ) was the name given by colonists to a
ritual beverage called Asi brewed by
Native Americans in the
Southeastern United States. It was prepared from the roasted leaves and stems of the
Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria, native to the
Atlantic and
Gulf coasts. The active ingredient in the drink was
caffeine. The beverage was often used as a substitute for
coffee and
tea by colonists under the name cassine or cassina. Prior to the
nineteenth century, this beverage was consumed during the daily deliberations of the village councils and at all other important council meetings.
Creeks,
Cherokees,
Choctaws, and others believed it purified the drinker and purged him of anger and falsehoods. Black drink was prepared by special village officials and served in large communal cups, frequently made of
whelk shell. The men in council were served in order of precedence, starting with important visitors. They consumed large quantities at a sitting. Afterward, they purged themselves by
vomiting.
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Black drink, oftewel zwarte drank, was de naam die door de kolonisten werd gegeven aan het rituele drankje Asi, dat gemaakt en gebruikt werd door de
indianen in het zuidoosten van de
Verenigde Staten. Het werd gemaakt van de geroosterde bladeren en stelen van de ilex vomitoria. Het actieve ingediënt was cafeïne. De drank werd onder de naam cassina vaak door de kolonisten gebruikt als een vervanging voor koffie of thee.
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