guayusa

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

  Simon & Schuster: One River

• “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.”

  Simon & Schuster: One River

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

  Simon & Schuster: One River

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

  Simon & Schuster: One River

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

  Simon & Schuster: One River

• “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.”

  Simon & Schuster: One River

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

  Simon & Schuster: One River

• “Breakfasting on fried yucas, roasted plantains, fish, and guayusa, we set sail, arriving at Coca at 2 P.M. This little village, the last we shall see till we come within sight of the Amazon, is beautifully located on the right bank, twenty-five feet above the river, and opposite the confluence of the Rio Coca.”

  The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America

• “It is a singular fact, observes Dr. Jameson, that tea, coffee, cacao, maté, and guayusa contain the same alkaloid caffeine.”

  The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America

• “Their only stimulants are chicha, guayusa, and tobacco.”

  The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America

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