Coca - Revision history

MDElliottMD: Category taxonomy ship: retag plant categories -> Plants

2026-05-22T00:38:10Z

Category taxonomy ship: retag plant categories -> Plants

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	[[Category:Excitantia]]		[[Category:Excitantia]]
	[[Category:~~Plant Medicines~~]]		[[Category:Plants]]
	[[Category:Medicines]]		[[Category:Medicines]]

MDElliottMD: Em-dash sweep: replace em-dash with comma per project rule; PendellsCorner verbatim quotes preserved.

2026-05-19T03:16:06Z

Em-dash sweep: replace em-dash with comma per project rule; PendellsCorner verbatim quotes preserved.

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	\| routes = Oral (leaf, buccal); refined cocaine has its own profile		\| routes = Oral (leaf, buccal); refined cocaine has its own profile
	\| mechanism = Primary alkaloid is cocaine, a tropane that blocks reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine (and serotonin). At low oral doses from leaf chewing, the slow release favors NE-mediated alertness over DA-mediated euphoria.		\| mechanism = Primary alkaloid is cocaine, a tropane that blocks reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine (and serotonin). At low oral doses from leaf chewing, the slow release favors NE-mediated alertness over DA-mediated euphoria.
	\| intro = Coca is the leaf of ''Erythroxylum coca'' (and the related ''E. novogranatense''), cultivated for at least 5,000 years across the Andes. Two ounces of dried leaves (a day's traditional ration) contain ~600 mg cocaine — biologically meaningful, but the leaf-chewing route produces a steady alertness rather than the euphoric spike of refined cocaine. Also a nutrient source: 100 g coca leaf = 300 calories + 18.9 g protein + 100% RDA Ca/Fe/P/B2.		\| intro = Coca is the leaf of ''Erythroxylum coca'' (and the related ''E. novogranatense''), cultivated for at least 5,000 years across the Andes. Two ounces of dried leaves (a day's traditional ration) contain ~600 mg cocaine, biologically meaningful, but the leaf-chewing route produces a steady alertness rather than the euphoric spike of refined cocaine. Also a nutrient source: 100 g coca leaf = 300 calories + 18.9 g protein + 100% RDA Ca/Fe/P/B2.
	\| legal = Leaves legal in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia; cocaine internationally controlled		\| legal = Leaves legal in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia; cocaine internationally controlled
	\| seealso = [[Cocaine]], [[Amphetamine]]		\| seealso = [[Cocaine]], [[Amphetamine]]

Maintenance script: Pendell's corner: replace paraphrase with verbatim passage (Dynamis)

2026-05-15T21:56:06Z

Pendell's corner: replace paraphrase with verbatim passage (Dynamis)

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	{{PendellsCorner		{{PendellsCorner
	\| quote = ~~The~~ Andes ~~knew~~ the ~~leaf before they knew the kingdoms. Coca was a sacrament before she was~~ a ~~commodity, and the chewer and the prayer were the same act~~. ~~What was extracted from her, what was named cocaine, what was sold in salts and powders — that~~ is a ~~different relationship~~, ~~one that has forgotten~~ the ~~leaf. Coca remembers~~.		\| quote = Even in the Andes, the stimulant had a punctuating function. The quid itself is a measure of time, distances measured by the number of chews required to traverse the terrain.
	\| volume = Dynamis		\| volume = Dynamis
	~~\| voice = curated paraphrase — replace with verbatim passage~~
	}}		}}

Maintenance script: Add Pendell's corner (Dynamis)

2026-05-15T21:43:11Z

Add Pendell's corner (Dynamis)

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	\| seealso = [[Cocaine]], [[Amphetamine]]		\| seealso = [[Cocaine]], [[Amphetamine]]
	\| references = <references/>		\| references = <references/>
			}}

			{{PendellsCorner
			\| quote = The Andes knew the leaf before they knew the kingdoms. Coca was a sacrament before she was a commodity, and the chewer and the prayer were the same act. What was extracted from her, what was named cocaine, what was sold in salts and powders — that is a different relationship, one that has forgotten the leaf. Coca remembers.
			\| volume = Dynamis
			\| voice = curated paraphrase — replace with verbatim passage
	}}		}}

MDElliottMD: Create skeletal Plant Medicines page from Pendell

2026-05-15T17:57:22Z

Create skeletal Plant Medicines page from Pendell

New page

{{MedTemplate
| generic = Coca
| brand = ''Erythroxylum coca'', ''E. novogranatense''
| classes = Plant Medicine, Excitantia
| uses = <vote slug="alertness-use">Alertness</vote>, <vote slug="altitude-sickness-use">Altitude sickness</vote>, <vote slug="endurance-use">Endurance</vote>, <vote slug="hunger-suppressant-use">Appetite suppression</vote>
| preparations = Leaves chewed with a pinch of slaked lime (the lime converts cocaine HCl to freebase for buccal absorption); also drunk as tea (''mate de coca'')
| routes = Oral (leaf, buccal); refined cocaine has its own profile
| mechanism = Primary alkaloid is cocaine, a tropane that blocks reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine (and serotonin). At low oral doses from leaf chewing, the slow release favors NE-mediated alertness over DA-mediated euphoria.
| intro = Coca is the leaf of ''Erythroxylum coca'' (and the related ''E. novogranatense''), cultivated for at least 5,000 years across the Andes. Two ounces of dried leaves (a day's traditional ration) contain ~600 mg cocaine — biologically meaningful, but the leaf-chewing route produces a steady alertness rather than the euphoric spike of refined cocaine. Also a nutrient source: 100 g coca leaf = 300 calories + 18.9 g protein + 100% RDA Ca/Fe/P/B2.
| legal = Leaves legal in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia; cocaine internationally controlled
| seealso = [[Cocaine]], [[Amphetamine]]
| references = <references/>
}}

[[Category:Excitantia]]
[[Category:Plant Medicines]]
[[Category:Medicines]]