Cola nitida
Cola nitida (NERVOUS STIMULANT)
Common name: Kola African names
- Wolof: guro - Bambara: goro - Peuhl: goro - Hausa: goro - Goun and Fon: gba'n dja. Use Most Africans are familiar with the three forms of cola (garcinia kola, cola nitida, cola acuminata) and frequently use them as a stimulant, anti-fatigue, and even aphrodisiac.
You will find them in every market in Africa. No customary marriage without cola.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT
It is a tree 5 to 10 meters high with a straight trunk. The alternate and oval leaves have a long petiole. The flowers are grouped in clusters of yellow color. The fruits are formed of five carpels about 16 centimeters in length and contain 4 to 5 seeds, improperly called kola nuts.
The alcaldes divide into two cotyledons. We can have more or less red nuts depending on the variety or the conservation.
CURATIVE ACTION
The composition of kola nuts is well elucidated. It is the caffeine, xanthic base which is responsible as for the coffee of the stimulating action on the nervous system. But this action is less brutal and more prolonged because the caffeine in the fresh walnut is combined with tannins which allow a slow release of it.
JOBS --Nerve stimulant - Hypnofuge Eat a nut a day in small pieces.
Last edited: 12/09/2022
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