Kolanut

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** See Tairona heritage Studies Centre, http://www.lamp.ac.uk/tairona/a8coca.html(notes on Erythroxylum coca), for comprehensive history, uses, bio functions.

*** See Naomi Daniels Bissy tea for Multiple Sclerosis Bissy Teafor concepts regarding tonic for MS. I had to take her link out, because she is off the net, but there are references to her link cached on Google. In case the loss is temporary, the link address was: http://www.jamaicanbushteas.com/

Constituents, History and Uses :Mrs.Grieves, A Modern Herbal, and the Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Herbalism, editor Malcolm Stuart

Kola vera (SCHUM)

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Contra-Indications

used in a drink,the laxative properties can be sorely missed when quitting the use of cola.

There are cautions about cola use during pregnancy, lactation,and when there are problems

with gastric ulcers,high blood pressure , heart disease or stimulant sensitivity.

Coffee contains 60-150 mg caffeine per cup.

A Coca Cola contains 40 mg per 12 oz can.

Kolanut Properties
Names	History	Constituents	Uses

N.O. Sterculiaceae	Found in Sierra leone,	caffeine (1-2%)combined with kolatin when fresh	antidote to food poisoning
Cola acuminata	North Ashanti near	volatile oils	for nausea, vomiting
Kola Seeds	the sources of the Nile	colouring matter	diarrhea
Gurru Nuts	West Africa, West	tannin	diabetes
Bissy Nuts	Indies, Brazil,Java	traces of theobromine	asthma: used in combo with ephedra in anti-asthmatic and antihistamine drugs.
Cola Seeds	Small pieces are chewed as adigestive aid.	and its isomer	diuretic
Guru Nut	Bissy tea is from Cola	theophylline	stimulant, anti-depressant
Cola Nitida	acuminata. research	kola red	nervine, heart tonic
	into control of Multiple Sclerosis produced	fat,sugar and starch	(in sparkling drink),spermicide-
	"Jamaican Bush Tea", orBissy tea.		contraceptive*
	The nut is so versatile that these MS reearchers coined the name"Versatea"		has been used to successfully remove clog of food in the esophagus *
	the trace elements, not the caffeine in the tea produce a relief for MS symptoms***		laxative (in Coca Cola)
	Natives of West Indies and Brazil introduced the forty foot species to Western or Central tropical Africa.		folk remedy for upset stomach
	"colla" first seen in Congo by Father Carli in 1667		red dye from kola nut
	extracts of Erythroxylon cola
	used in Coca Cola since before 1886 (Prohibition era) by inventor/pharmacist John S. Pemberton **
	Industries cola is separated from the cotyledons of the seed kernel and dried to ferment the matter.
	When dried they turn reddish brown.They are white when fresh.

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