Coca Leaf

['Coatl]

A friend who lives in the Andes has got some dried Coca leafs... he wants to make a tea or chew some...

But how much should he use?

*Note*- The use of Coca leafs is legal in many South American nations, my friend is not breaking the law by ingesting Coca.

 

[bufoman]

one to two grams chewed or as tea. The tea bags typicaly have a single gram. If chewing add a pinch of a weak base to increase absorption, the natives use ashes from various plants for this purpose.

 

['Coatl]

Nice big whole leafs... Mmmhmm!

I can't wait!

 

[mew]

i use as much as i can fit in my hand when i reach in the bag

then i rub it between my hands and crumple/powder the leaves into a few cups of boiling water
boil it simmer
simmer
sit
get it to about 8 oz
add some honey

drink up butter cup
im soo on my way everytime

 

['Coatl]

I've really enjoyed chewed coca quids...

You just break up the leaf, removing the inner stem (vein)

Then you place the leafs in a mortar and pestal and add water and edible lime and mix.

Then place in the mouth like tobacco, but you can swallow the juice.

 

[rellik]

kinda strange method but has worked for a friend:
take a 20 oz dr. pepper drink alitte and add a few cap fulls of powdered leaf.
close top and shake vigorously.
wait til pressure subsides.
filter if desired .
drink.

 

['Coatl]

I was thinking of putting 3 grams of powdered leafs in a Coca-Cola soda... shaking it and then sticking it in the fridge over night and drink it in the morning...

I'll let ya know how it works.

Whenever I do Coca... I always end up running around and cleaning my house! It's good stuff!

 

[acolon_5]

If you enjoy taking it as a quid (and this is truly the best way to experience coca) a pinch of baking soda is enough to basify it. 1-2 grams mixed with maybe a 1/16 teaspoon of baking soda and held in the dipping position (make sure to mix up the quid every now and then) for 30 mins or so.

 

['Coatl]

I've been used "Edible lime"... does that work too?

What's a natural alternative for a base?

 

[Jorkest]

edible lime is fine..its calcium hydroxide

 

[amor_fati]

edible lime is fine..its calcium hydroxide

Is edible lime different than pickling lime? I guess I've heard that Hispanic food stores have edible lime, but is there a difference? If so, what is in edible lime apart from water and CaOH?

SWIM loves chewing coca, he mixes a little baking soda into it, hydrates the mixture, and loads it into a chew can (jerky chew). SWIM used to dip it between the lip and gum, but that's far too rough on the gums. Now he mostly does it under the tongue.