Erythroxylon

(er-ith-roks' -U-on). Coca, Cuca. The leaves of E. coca, a shrub indigenous to the Andes. (Not to be confounded with cocoa.) It contains an alkaloid, Cocain, q. v., to which its properties are mainly due. It is an aromatic tonic and cerebral stimulant, developing a remarkable power of enduring hunger and fatigue. Large doses cause hallucinations. Its effects are similar to those of coffee, but are more intense. It is much used by the natives for sustenance during long journeys. The leaves, smoked, are beneficial in hay-fever. E. coca (B. P.). Dose gr. ijxv. E., Ext., Fid. Dose 3 -ij. Extractum Cocae of Liquid P.. Dose 3 -ij. Wines and elixirs coca are(B.numerous.