Coca

Coca - plant family Erythroxylon, it is native to South America. The plant plays an important role in many traditional cultures of the Andes. Coca well known throughout the world for its alkaloids, which include Кока is a powerful stimulant.


Description

The Coca Bush reminds thorns, and grows to a height of 2-3 m (7-10 feet). The direct branches, leaves, which have a greenish tint, thin, opaque, oval, and conical ends. Flowers small, and are located in small clusters on short stalks, the aureole consists of five yellowish-white petals, the stamen in the Love shaped gun consists of three United carpels in three ovary. Flowers Mature in red berries. The leaves are sometimes eats larvae of moths Eloria noyesi.

It is believed that the tradition of growing plants Coca takes its roots from the Andes, that is with mountainous terrain. However, the cultivation of Coca possible and at lower altitudes, for example on the Eastern slopes of the Andes. There are many kinds of plants Coca, the main factors of their differences are the terms of Coca cultivation: location, climate and altitude. There are also a lot of varieties of wild-growing of Coca Bush, which grows freely near the traditional growing areas, especially in the Amazon basin. At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, Coca was cultivated in order Botanical and chemical eksperimentov around the world: in the European ethnobotanical gardens in India and Ceylon, in South-East Asia ( Indonesia, Taiwan), West Africa (Cameroon), in Australia. These transplantation of Coca plants, and various experiments were planned and organized in such coloniality States as great Britain, Holland, France, Germany and Japan, for the production of Кока.


The effects of Coca plants.


The most effective way to use plants Coca is Coca leaf chewing. Ideally, Coca leaves should be in a semi-dry state, as if they will dry, you will lose not only their flexibility (which is very important for the process of chewing), and properties. The only reason why zasasyvaet Coca leaves is that this condition can be stored for a long period. However, the process of chewing Coca don't want to do with leaves.
The fresh Coca leaves are mostly concentrated alkaloids.
The effects of chewing Coca leaves is radiCally different from the effects of the use of pure alkaloid Кока. The effects of Coca chewing is moderate and gradual, and the effect of the pure alkaloid is fast and intensively growing.
Due to other nutrients and vitamins contained in the Coca leaves, Coca plant Helps to balance the effect of chewing Coca leaves, and reduce the psychoactivity of Coca and other harmful aspects.
In fact, the word "chew" is not correct, because the sheets are not razdevayutsya and not chewed but passed down first soaked in his mouth and then dissolve. Then the Coca alkaloids are absorbed into the blood through the mucous membrane of the mouth. The effects of Coca leaves are strong from the very beginning, but gradually decrease. Therefore, to maintain the effect that the consumption of Coca leaves, as a rule, increases. Coca leaves may remain in the mouth from 45 minutes to an hour. The presence of analgesic effect indicates activity and influence of Coca leaves. As soon as the numbness in the mouth has disappeared, it means that the influence of Coca stopped.
Coca is a psychomotor stimulant. The impact of alkaloid contained in the plant Coca, can be defined as the physical and mental effects.
From the physical point of view, the consumption of Coca is facilitating the tide of energy, to increase endurance and working capacity.
However, unlike the pure alkaloid Кока, Coca is not over-stimulator. Therefore, in case of the use of Coca plants psychomotor activity really grows, however, the person does not feel hyperactivity or feeling of disturbance.
When used of large doses of Coca leaves is possible the same effect as a hand shake, but no more.
The use of Coca Helps to eliminate fatigue and decrease of some local pain (muscle pain or back pain).
The interesting effect of the use of Coca is the suppression of feelings of hunger. Although it is temporary, and Coca has no real effect on the appetite. The use of Coca plants contributes only reduce feelings of hunger, and in the case when the effects from Drinking Coca disappear, appetite resumes.
There are other effects from the use of Coca plants: a slight increase in blood pressure, Love palpitations, numbness in the mouth. Coca, like most other stimulants, reduces the feeling of intoxication, so you should be very careful in the combination of the use of Coca and alcohol.
Considering the impact of the Coca, like the psychic, it should be said that the most bright vyrazhennym the effect of the use of Coca is the sharp rise mood. In this sense, Coca very similar to antidepressant, since it contributes to the emergence of good mood, but not euphoria, or other effects that arise in the use of Кока. The use of Coca stimulates the brain contributes to the emergence of motivation and activation of any activity. This effect is not like hyperactivity, which occurs when the use of Кока. If feelings of drowsiness or fatigue, Drink ing Coca reduces the desire to sleep and wakes additional forces.
In the case of chewing Coca leaves over a long period, almost all taxi drivers in Latin America the day chew Coca leaves) significantly increases the period of wakefulness, while retaining clarity of mind.
Interesting mental effects of Coca are: a feeling of expansion of consciousness, the need for intellectual activity.
If to speak about emotional experiences during the use of Coca, the person begins to feel more motivated and happy, is optimistic and talkative.
Effects of Кока contribute instantaneous peak of euphoria and hyperactivity. For comparison, the use of Coca gradually makes you feel more motivated, there is a desire to be engaged with industrial activity, increases physical endurance and reduces the feeling of hunger. Effects from Drinking Coca can be stored for a long period of time, not reaching forms of physical or mental saturation, as is the case with Кока use.
Very easy to focus on one task while chewing Coca leaves, while in the use of Кока have a sense of russianist, as it is very difficult to maintain the same level of concentration of alkaloid. Recreational potential of the plant Coca, in fact, very low, but its stimulation is unique, useful, and with very few side effects.
Fortunately, the use of Coca plants do not cause addiction and side effects such as paranoia, a painful condition, depression, cardiovascular risks.
Effects from Drinking Coca felt after 10-15 minutes of intense chewing Coca leaves. The main indicator of occurrence of the first effects are numbness in the mouth. Full process of stimulation Coca does not last long, the impact of Coca Bush will stop in 30 minutes after the cessation of chewing Coca leaves. However at desire it is possible to extend the effect of the use of Coca method for adding a new leaf. In the case of continuous addition of new leaves effect can be sustainable. The effect of numbness mouth acts as an indicator, it can be used to determine whether to add new leaves.
After a long period of use Coca can be so-Called "releases". "Releases" from Calling Coca do not last long and are characterized by the General weariness. Of course, the "releases" from Drinking Coca not sravnimy with what one feels after Кока use. The psychoactivity of Coca plants is radiCally different from Кока, as extracted pure alkaloid Кока generates a sudden rush of euphoria, while the psychoactive effects of Coca facilitate the gradual raising of mood.
The use of Coca does not cause any side-effects, and psycho-physical side effects as Coca is not recreational substance.
In case of the use of Coca together with alcohol, psychotropic effects of Coca change considerably a feeling of euphoria increases the feeling of alcohol decreases. In this case, the impact of Coca is very similar to the effects of any other stimulant (Амф, ephedrine, Кока, caffeine). TypiCally this results in an increase in the number of alcohol, and later to the physical complications such as sharp narrowing of blood vessels and cardiovascular disease. The combination of alcohol with the Coca plant is very harmful and contributes to the occurrence of side effects.