COLA
cola nitida
COLA
cola nitida
The oldest known African cultures and chew
cola
nut
(the fruit of the tail) to stimulate the muscles and
nervous
system
, to overcome the exhaustion. The queue in Africa plays
a
papal similar to that of coca in the Andes.
Called the "glue"
a
whole series of trees of the genus
Cola
whose seeds, called
cola
nut
, is used by the pharmaceutical industry and, since not too many years ago, for the food, for the manufacture of soft drinks. It is odd to think that both ancient Greece and the Arab peoples, those geographically close to the African regions where it grows the queue, they pass unnoticed by
a
tree with medicinal properties overtime. In Europe it
was
known in the sixteenth century,
but
only at the end of the nineteenth began to harness his qualities.
FEATURES:
Tree of 15 to 20 m in height, similar to
brown
. It does not produce fruit until age 15, and only from 50 starts its maximum productivity (about 9 pounds of nuts per year) The fruit contains seeds, large (about 4 cm. Long by 2 wide)
each
consisting of two or four
grains
that are fleshy, in fact,
cola
nuts.
Location:
Lives alone in tropical Africa, in the western regions. The trees in the queue are very demanding in terms of climate concerns, because they need warm and humid,
but
the rains alternating with droughts. Require
a
deep soil, clay and rich in humus. The species most used for the harvesting of walnuts is
Cola
nitida, with many varieties. Another of the most exploited by man is
C
. acuminata.
ACTIVE:
The
grains
of glue are appreciated by their content of caffeine and theobromine, however, should not neglect its contents in tannins, proteins and minerals.
Medicinal properties:
The tail stimulates the
nervous
system
, increases blood pressure,
stroke
is exciting (consolation aid in cases of excessive intellectual work) There is also
a
diuretic.
COLLECTION:
The fruits are collected before they ripen completely and open up
a
one to remove the seeds. The process of transportation to their destination is quite complicated, because the seeds must be kept cool and moist. Anyway, it
was
also transported after being dried, which requires installing an industrial plant near the plantation.
USES AND APPLICATIONS:
The production of tail is absorbed in large part by the pharmaceutical industry. At
home
you can prepare 'wine tail "in maintaining maceration, in
a
liter
of strong
red
wine, 50 grams of
cola
nut
for nine days at least. Filter and take two or three tablespoons
a
day as treatment.
or an occasional cup to use as
a
stimulant tonic.
Cola
nuts, have
a
high content of caffeine and theobromine, in addition to tannins, proteins and minerals. One of the most
common
uses of the queue is in the food industry, for the preparation of soft drinks. Mitigates the physical and intellectual fatigue because of its stimulative power of the muscles and
nervous
system
.
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