Erythroxylum Coca
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Erythroxylaceae
Genus :
Erythroxylum
Species :
coca; novagranatense
COMMON NAMES
Huanuco (E. coca var coca)
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Stimulant
DESCRIPTION
Erythroxylum coca is a high altitudes S. American shrub that's leaves are the source of cocaine. The leaves are "chewed" (held in the cheek) in combination with mineral lime to provide physical and mental stimulation and reduction in altitude sickness. It has a long history of human use.
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History of Coca, The Divine Plant of the Incas, by W. G. Mortimer
The Coca Leaf and Cocaine Papers, by G. Andrews & D. Solomon
A Brief History of Cocaine, by S. B. Karch
Coca, Cocaine, and the Bolivian Reality, by Sanabria and Leons
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The Coca Plant, by April Rottman
The Coca Leaf War - May/June 2000
Coca Eradication - Oct 1998
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Company Introduces Coca-containing drink - Apr 2004
Coca growers develop larger, more productive, herbicide-resistant plants - The Scotsman, Aug 2004
Herbicide-Resistant Coca Plants in Columbia - Wired, Nov 2004
Peru Coca Production Increasing - BBC News, May 16 2003
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