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Brain Off, Body On
Kola Nut
Citation:   Lurid Hope. "Brain Off, Body On: An Experience with Kola Nut (exp57151)". Erowid.org. Dec 20, 2007. erowid.org/exp/57151

 
DOSE:
0.5 cups oral Kola Nut (tea)
BODY WEIGHT: 210 lb
After having recently found myself drinking two liters of 'cola' every other night to alleviate depression symptoms I decided to go right to a natural source and purchased some ground kola nut. Attempting to put them in a coffee maker resulted in disaster, but putting one part cola and 4 parts water in a sauce pan turned out a fragrant, pleasant tasting decoction which provided effects not unlike caffeine.

The major difference from tablet caffeine and caffeinated beverages is a distinct 'body buzz'. I know the Kola Nut has kicked in when my back muscles start tensing up. Not mentally stimulating at all. I can understand why kola nuts have been chewed by laborers for hundreds of years. Also dubbed and aphrodiasic, which doesn't surprise me at all.

Kola nut turns the brain off and the body on.

Exp Year: 2006ExpID: 57151
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: Not Given
Published: Dec 20, 2007Views: 21,983
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