Botanical Index No. 274

Coca

erythroxylum coca

Medicinal Actions

analgesic, anesthetic, antibacterial, astringent, carcinogenic, carminative, cns-stimulant, depurative, digestive, diuretic, embryotoxic, euphoriant, immunosuppressant, mydriatic, narcotic, paralytic, psychedelic, stimulant, tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

aperient aphrodisiac deobstruent hallucinogen nervine altitude sickness asthma bacteria bleeding cancer childbirth conjunctivosis dermatosis diarrhea dyspepsia eczema edema enterosis epistaxis fatigue fracture gas gastrosis gingivosis gout headache hemorrhoid hoarseness hunger hypochondria itch melancholy nausea neuralgia nervousness neurasthenia neurosis ophthalmia pain rheumatism side ache sore splenosis stomachache stomatosis swelling syncope throat water retention wound

General Dosage

Individual dose, 3 g dry leaf. Maximum individual dose 30 mg cocaine.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. Classified as a drug, which, normally, must be registered as a pharmaceutical specialty. Embryotoxic, cocaine passes into the fetus and mother’s milk. In high doses it may paralyze motor neuron fibers.

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