Also called alaternoides Africana lauri serratae folio, Apalachine gallis, herba cassiana, alaternus. Ilex cassine Lin. Sp. Pi. 181. Nat. order dumosae. It grows in Carolina; the leaves resemble those of senna, blackish when dried, shining in the upper part, and green underneath, with a bitter taste, and an aromatic smell. There are two sorts, and, according to Dale, they are the third and fourth species. of alaternus. Miller calls the cassine vera Floridano-rum, the South sea tea tree; and the Paragua, the cassio berry bush. Some call the Paraguay, or South sea tea, by the name of Bartholomew's herb. It grows near the sea. The trade for this tea is chiefly at Santa Fe, whither it is brought by the river Plata: there are two sorts, the yerba de palos, and a finer and a better sort, called yerba de camini. It is most probable that the yerba de camini is the Paraguay, or South sea tea, and the yerba de palos is our cassio berry bush. The leaves of the cassine are considered as stomachic and stimulant. They are sometimes used as expectorants; and, when fresh, are emetic. Miller's Dict.