KOLA
cola sp.
KOLA
cola sp.
Description:
It grows about 40 feet tall,
has
yellow
flowers, marked with
purple
, with 6 to 8 inches long, pointed at both ends. The seeds are widely used as
a
condiment by the natives of tropical West and
Central
Africa, also by blacks from the
Antilles
and
Brazil
, which entered the trees to these countries.
In West Africa these trees grow and are usually near the coast, and there are large and continuous trade with nuts by the natives of the interior of the continent, the
Cola
consumed by them. what is said to be
a
small piece chew before
each
meal to promote digestion, is also
thought
to enhance the
flavor
of food when it said it also improves the taste of water even if it is rotten.
There are several kinds of seeds
Cola
derived from the different species,
but
the
Cola
vera is the most preferred and is generally used for medicinal purposes. The countries of West Africa and supplying the drug commercially.
C
. acuminata, or Gurru nuts are used in the same way as
C
. vera, they are of
a
tree that grows in Cameron and Congo, is not as well known,
but
is used as
a
stimulant caffeine;
Brazil
produces about 600 tons, also used the seeds of S. Girl and S. Striata. The
Kola
trade consists of the cotyledons separated from the core of the seed; when unripe is
almost
white, on drying experiences
a
change
of reddish
brown
and losing much of its astringency. Cotyledons dried vary in size from 1 to 2 inches, are irregular in shape. Large amounts of fresh seeds are used in Africa to account for their properties that hold, where they form an important
article
of trade.
Components:
The different varieties of walnuts give
a
larger or smaller percentage of caffeine, which is only found in the fresh state. The seeds are said to contain
a
glucosidase, Kolanin,
but
this substance appears to be
a
mixture of
Kola
red
and caffeine. The seeds also contain starch, fatty matter, sugar,
a
fat that breaks down the enzyme from acting on several oil.
The Action Medicinal properties and uses of
Kola
are the same as caffeine, modified only by the astringent presents. Fresh from the
Kola
Nuts have
a
separate action challenging the amount of caffeine,
but
when they appear in European trade, their action is indistinguishable from that of other drugs of
Kola
red
and caffeine is inert. The
kola
is also
a
stimulant
nervous
and valuable heart tonic, and
a
good general tonic.
C
. The seeds of Ballayi (Cornu) are also used,
but
these are easily distinguishable as the seeds have six cotyledons contain caffeine and small.
The extract Preparations - Fluid
Kola
, 10 to 40 drops. Alc solid extract. 2 to 8
grains
.
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