Yoco
Paullinia yoco
infusion
⚠️ Psychoactive
The app never suggests a psychoactive plant, and no milestone asks you to take one.
A stimulant: its bark contains nearly 3% caffeine, along with theobromine, and suppresses appetite.
If you feel unwell after taking it, even several hours later, call Poison Control (1-800-222-1222) or 911.
Wild vine of the Amazonian foothills, from Putumayo to Caquetá, a cousin of guarana that has never been cultivated.
- Origin
- Northwestern Amazon: southern Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
- Season (United States)
- all year round
- Preparation
- The bark, scraped and steeped in water, makes a stimulating drink, like guarana.
- Did you know?
- For the peoples of Putumayo, life without yoco is as unthinkable as life without yagé, their shamanic brew.