Cocaine is a central nervous system stimulant and tropane alkaloid, derived primarily from the leaves of two coca species native to South America: Erythroxylum coca and E. novogranatense. The leaves a
Erythroxylum coca
…coca, Erythroxylum coca has greater resistance to the use of glyphosate as an herbicide than Erythroxylum novogranatense. Among the genus Erythroxylum, cocaine-rich leaves are obtained from four taxa: Erythroxylum coca var. coca…
Llipta is used to improve extraction when chewing coca (Museo de la Coca, Cusco, Peru).
Two cups of coca tea
Mambe or ypadu is made from toasted and ground coca leaves with ashes