What podcasts say about Coca leaf
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What experts have said about Coca leaf
9 statements · 7 positive · 1 mixed · 1 neutral
Coca is traditionally used primarily to treat gastrointestinal disorders.
“the main indication is for treating GI disorders”
Open the episode · #871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisListen at 5:24
Coca may normalize blood sugar and metabolism.
“it has some normalizing effect on blood sugar and metabolism”
Open the episode · #871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisListen at 6:13
Coca contains 14 alkaloids, most of which remain insufficiently studied.
“in coca there are 14 alkaloids”
Open the episode · #871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisListen at 6:27
Whole coca may produce context-dependent gastrointestinal effects through opposing alkaloids.
“when you present the body with this mix of ambivalent molecules that push and they pull against physiology, the body decides what it wants to use”
Open the episode · #871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisListen at 8:38
One Andean exercise study found coca use normalized blood sugar after a glucose load.
“at any point in the cycle where they began to chikoka, blood sugar would normalize”
Open the episode · #871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisListen at 10:08
Wade Davis reports no evidence of coca toxicity or addiction across traditional use.
“during that time, there's been no evidence whatsoever of any toxicity, let alone addiction”
Open the episode · #871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisListen at 12:02
A 1975 nutritional study found coca rich in vitamins, protein, and calcium.
“it was chock full of vitamins and proteins, more calcium than any other plants studied”
Open the episode · #871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisListen at 12:48
Coca’s stimulant effect is milder than coffee and pharmaceutical stimulants.
“the stimulant effect is so much milder, and Wade can talk to this, too, I think, than coffee, for example, or than any of the pharmaceutical stimulants”
Open the episode · #871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisListen at 21:17
Andrew Weil claims coca may reduce hunger and support weight management.
“it also helps with weight management, Tim, because it makes you less hungry and feeling like you want to move”
Open the episode · #871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade DavisListen at 23:05
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