Kola

Plant Medicine, Excitantia, Caffeine plant

Kola

Cola nitida, Cola acuminata

Kola nut is the seed of Cola (Malvaceae) trees of West African forests. Central to Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, and other West African cultures as a hospitality and ceremonial gift; the offering and breaking of kola opens negotiations, weddings, and funerals. Caffeine source for the original Coca-Cola formula (alongside coca).

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See also

Coffee, Caffeine

References

Pharmacy

Preparations

Fresh nuts chewed; also dried and powdered

Common uses

Classification(s)

Classes

Plant Medicine, Excitantia, Caffeine plant

Pharmacology

Routes

Oral

Purported mechanism

Caffeine (1.5–2%) + theobromine + kolanin (a glycoside).