Coca leaves
Erythroxylum coca, E. novogranatense
leaf
⚠️ Psychoactive
The app never suggests a psychoactive plant, and no milestone asks you to take one.
Do not consume it. The coca leaf contains cocaine; it is classified as a narcotic, and importing it into France is prohibited (order of February 22, 1990).
If you feel unwell after taking it, even several hours later, call Poison Control (1-800-222-1222) or 911.
Leaves of an Andean shrub that contain cocaine, chewed with lime or drunk as an infusion (mate de coca) in Bolivia, Peru and neighboring countries.
- Origin
- Eastern slopes of the Andes (Bolivia, Peru) and Colombia
- Season (United States)
- all year round
- Preparation
- Not to be consumed. Importing them into France is prohibited, as is importing any product that contains them.
- Did you know?
- The 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs placed the coca leaf in the same schedule as cocaine and heroin.