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The Misunderstood Coca Plant
One of the commonly misjudged plants commercially grown and harvested is the coca plant. Most commonly known for being the plant which cocaine is created from, it has the stereotype of being a dangerous plant. However, the coca plant has many valid and safe uses, which have been used by herbalists since the species’ discovery.
South America, Africa, Ceylon, Taiwan, Indonesia and Formosa are the areas that the coca plant is best suited for survival. However, it is most commonly stereotyped for its presence in the Andes of South America, where the greatest volume of cocaine is created. The first discovered documentation of the plant was in 1783, but it was not classified until 1786, where it was given the name Erythroxylum coca. However, it is believed that the coca plant has been established as a domestic plant for over 2,000 years. There is evidence within burial sites of coca to support this theory.
Tending to the coca plant requires diligence and effort. The life of the coca plant starts as a fruit, which is picked when the drupes are almost ripe. These drupes are set within a container and allowed to sit where the flesh of the fruit becomes soft. Once this has occurred, the seeds are removed and the seeds are set outdoors to dry out.
Only once this occurs, the seeds can be planted. It takes 24 days for the coca plant to germinate. Once the plant has sprouted 4 leaves, they are guarded by a lattice covering for a year.
Once that critical first year has finished, the plants are transferred to preparation fields. This transportation can only be done during the rainy season. Three years after this transfer, some leaves may be harvested. Once the coca plant is able to be processed, they are harvested three or four times a year. A fully established acre of coca plants can yield 1,500 to 2,000 pounds of leaf per year.
While coca plants are annual, a field will be replanted once every twenty years, as the quality of the plant diminishes over time.
As coca plants are so pricey, there are many safeguards taken to protect the crops from natural predators and disease. There are several varieties of insects that prey on the coca plants, as well as fungus that can cripple or destroy the stalks, branches and leaves. Weeds can also be devastating to adolescent coca plants, as the weeds rob the soil of the nutrients that the plants need for basic life.
Coca-Cola is the most known producer and user of the coca plant.While this beverage no longer contains any drugs, it is still made directly from the coca leaf.
Contemporary medicinal uses of coca include use as a bactericide, as spinal anesthetics and as treatments for diseases such as eczema and shingles.
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