Question: can you eat yaupon leaves?
Answer: Yaupon Leaves Are Safe, but Don't Eat the Berries. The botanical name for yaupon (Texas holly) is Ilex vomitoria. The "vomitoria" part refers to the belief that some Indian tribes used yaupon tea as an emetic. ... However, the berries of yaupon and the other hollies are considered highly toxic to humans.