Peruvian Coca (Erythroxylum peruvianum)

秘鲁古柯mì lǔ gǔ kēMiluguke

Erythroxylum peruvianum · Plant

Erythroxylum, standing in for Erythroxylum peruvianum
This photo shows Erythroxylum, not Erythroxylum peruvianum: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains cocaine; controlled substance with high abuse potential.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Peruvian Coca for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Altitude Sickness PainFatigue Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Peruvian Coca does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit DigestiveBenefit Stimulant

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Erythroxylum peruvianum and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Stimulant0 records
  • Altitude Sickness Pain0 records
  • Fatigue Syndrome0 records