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... Wikipedia
- Source plant(s): Erythroxylum coca var. coca, Erythroxylum coca var. ipadu, Erythroxylum novogranatense var. novogranatense, Erythroxylum novogranatense var. truxillense
- Part(s) of plant: Leaves, fruits
- Geographic origin: Andes
- Active ingredients: Cocaine, benzoylecgonine, ecgonine, others
- Legal status: AU: Prohibited (S9), CA: Schedule I, UK: Class A, US: Schedule II, UN: Narcotic Schedule I, Controlled unless decocainized, in general legal for religious, medical or traditional use, legal in South America except in Brazil and Paraguay.
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