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Coca

Coca refers to any of the four cultivated plants in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. It is known worldwide for its psychoactive alkaloid, cocaine. The leaves contain cocaine, which acts as a mild stimulant when chewed or consumed as tea; this traditional use involves slower absorption than purified cocaine, and there is no…

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Active ingredients
Cocaine, benzoylecgonine, ecgonine, others
Geographic origin
Andes
Legal status
AU: S9 (Prohibited substance) · BR: Class E (Controlled plants) · CA: Schedule I · DE: Anlage III (Special prescription form required) · NZ: Class A
Part(s) of plant
Leaves, fruits
Source plant(s)
Erythroxylum coca var. coca, Erythroxylum coca var. ipadu · Erythroxylum novogranatense var. novogranatense, Erythroxylum novogranatense var. truxillense

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Description

Ecology

Cultivation

Pharmacological aspects

History

Coca use by the Incas

Traditional uses

Commercial and industrial uses

Literary references

International prohibition of coca leaf

Legal status

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Coca

Nodes242
Edges241
Triples390
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008264
Components1

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Coca

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related to In South America · 26
Coca → AD, After, Andean Indians, Andes, As, BC, Beginning, Chile, Cuzco, Ecuador, European, Extensive, Huaca Prieta, Inca, Incan, Jetetepeque, Lime, Moche, Other, Peru
related to In Europe · 25
Coca → Albert Niemann, Amsterdam, Apart, British, By, Coca-Cola, Dr, Dutch, Europe, First World War, Formosa, Göttingen, In, India, Java, Paolo Mantegazza, Peru, Peruvian, South America, The
related to United States · 25
Coca → Analysts, Coca-Cola, Controlled Substances Act, CSA, DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Register Notices, Importers, In, Inc, Johnson Matthey, Like, Mallinckrodt Inc, Maywood, New Jersey, Other, Penick Corporation, Pharmaceutical Materials, Research Triangle Institute, Schedule II
related to Chewing · 24
Coca → Andean, Arabian Peninsula, Argentina, Australia, Aymara, Bolivia, Chewing, Colombia, Doing, East Africa, In Bolivia, It, Khat, North America, Northwest Argentina, Pacific Basin, Peru, Quechua, South America, South/Southeast Asia
related to Coca use in religious rituals · 23
Coca → Aztecs, Due, Father Bernabé Cobo, For, Gamboa, Inca, Inca Empire, Incas, It, Juan, León, Mummies, Not, Pedro Cieza, Pedro Sarmiento, Spaniards, Spanish, The, The Incas, These
related to Species · 23
Coca → Amazon Basin, Amazonas, Amazonian, Andes, Ayu, Bolivia, Bolivian, Cajamarca, Coca-Cola, Colombia, Colombian, Empresa Nacional, Erythroxylum, Hayo, However, Huánuco, It, Peru, The, There
related to Religion · 19
Coca → Andean, Argentina, As, Bolivia, Cerro, Chile, Cocamama, Colombia, Colombia's Sierra Nevada, Ecuador, For, In, Inca, Inti, Pachamama, Pasco, Peru, Santa Marta, Tayronas
related to Evolution · 17
Coca → Amazon, Amazonian, An, Bohm, Emche, Erythroxylum, Genetic, Huánuco, In, Islam, It, Johnson, None, Peru, Plowman, Recent, San Martín
related to Literary references · 17
Coca → Abraham Cowley's, Aubrey, British, Dr, English, In, Latin, Maturin, Napoleonic, Patrick O'Brian, Peru, Plantarum, Plants, Pomona, Probably, Six Books, Stephen Maturin
related to Distribution · 15
Coca → According, Andean, As, Belize, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Crime, Drugs, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, South America, United Nations Office, UNODC

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leaf leaves cocaine peru use bolivia erythroxylum inca var colombia also america cultivation plant south used chewing drug novogranatense plants

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CocaActive ingredientsCocaine, benzoylecgonine, ecgonine, others1.00infobox
CocaGeographic originAndes1.00infobox
CocaLegal statusAU: S9 (Prohibited substance)1.00infobox
CocaLegal statusBR: Class E (Controlled plants)1.00infobox
CocaLegal statusCA: Schedule I1.00infobox
CocaLegal statusDE: Anlage III (Special prescription form required)1.00infobox
CocaLegal statusNZ: Class A1.00infobox
CocaLegal statusUK: Class A1.00infobox
CocaLegal statusUS: Schedule II1.00infobox
CocaLegal statusUN: Narcotic Schedule I1.00infobox
CocaLegal statusControlled unless decocainized, in general legal for religious, medical or traditional use, legal in South America except in Brazil and Paraguay.1.00infobox
CocaPart(s) of plantLeaves, fruits1.00infobox
CocaSource plant(s)Erythroxylum coca var. coca, Erythroxylum coca var. ipadu1.00infobox
CocaSource plant(s)Erythroxylum novogranatense var. novogranatense, Erythroxylum novogranatense var. truxillense1.00infobox
Cocais acocaine alkaloid0.90text
Cocais apart of the national culture0.90text

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