Coca
Remedy of altitude sickness and exhaustion. Altitude sickness — breathlessness, headache at high altitude. Physical and mental exhaustion. Stimulant effects. Heart palpitation from exertion. Desire for stimulants.
Source
Prepared from the dried leaves of Erythroxylum coca (Erythroxylaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Altitude sickness — the chief modern indication. Breathlessness, headache, palpitation at high altitude. Physical and mental exhaustion. Stimulant — overcomes fatigue temporarily. Heart palpitation from exertion. Desire for stimulants, alcohol, tobacco. Bashful, shy. Voice loss from overuse.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Bashful, shy. Wants solitude. Feels isolated. Mental exhaustion. Loquacious then silent.
General Symptoms
Altitude and exhaustion. Worse from altitude, exertion, ascending. Better from rest, wine, riding.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Altitude headache. Vertigo at height. Throbbing.
Respiratory
Breathlessness at altitude. Dyspnoea from exertion. Asthma.
Chest
Palpitation from exertion. Weak heart. Angina at altitude.
Throat
Voice loss from overuse. Hoarseness.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, wine, riding, descent from altitude
Worse From
Altitude, exertion, ascending, cold
Constitutional Type
Mountain travelers. Exhausted, overworked individuals.
Clinical Indications
Altitude sickness, exhaustion, breathlessness at altitude, heart palpitation, voice loss, bashfulness
Comparative Materia Medica
Arsenicum has altitude breathlessness with anxiety. Gelsemium has exhaustion with trembling.
Safety Information
Gelsemium, Chamomilla.
Coca leaves contain cocaine alkaloid. Crude leaf chewing is traditional in Andes (not toxic as leaf tea). Cocaine extraction is highly addictive and dangerous. Controlled substance. Use ONLY potentised forms.
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