subject: What is Cocaine? [print this page] Cocaine comes from coca plants, coca plants grown mostly in Africa, North America, South America, Southeast Asia and Taiwan. latin name of the coca is erythroxylum coca.
Coca plant characteristics are :
coca can grow to a height of 2.4 meters or 8 feet.
coca plant has a straight twig
coca leaf color is light green, thin, wide and square-shaped
at the end of the coca leaf slightly tapering
there are curved lines on each leaf surface of bone
coca flowers are small and located on a short stalk
coca flower turns red when ripe.
Coca plant can grow in hot and humid weather. Best coca leaf was grown in dry areas and is on the side of the hill. Coca plant can be harvested if the coca leaf stalk has begun to bend, if the coca leaf stalk is bent then it's time to pick coca leaves them. Coca leaves that have been learned later in the dry with the way dried under the sun, after the dried coca leaf is ready for the wrap and store in a dry place.
Cocaine is a powerful addictive stimulant that directly affects the brain. Cocaine produced from coca plants as I have explained earlier. Chemical formula for cocaine is C17H21NO4, if using cocaine in small amounts will result in a feeling of peaceful, prosperous, and happy. Not only that the result of inhaling cocaine in small amounts but also result in reduced appetite, feeling strong and psychologically will be a spirit. And if using cocaine in large amounts will lead to addiction, sad, worried, irritable, unable to sleep, the body becomes limp, mental damage, the nerves cannot work normally, giving rise to seizures and lead to death. thank's for read my article what is cocaine?
