Coca
Do not confuse Coca with: Cacao/Cocoa (an entirely different herb)
Description
Coca is a shrub grown exclusively and usually illicitly for its Cocaine content.
Botanical Name
Erythroxylon coca
Coca is from the Coca (Erythroxylaceae) family.
Coca Contains these Substances
Alkaloids
Cocaine is a constituent of Coca.
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