Organisms

Coca

Any of several South American shrubs of the Erythroxylon genus (and family) that yield COCAINE; the leaves are chewed with alum for CNS stimulation.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Any of several South American shrubs of the Erythroxylon genus (and family) that yield COCAINE; the leaves are chewed with alum for CNS stimulation.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Erythroxylon
  • Cocas
  • Erythroxylons

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with cocoa see CACAO

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.346w.500w

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NLM Classification

QV 113

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Coca. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003041. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003041
  2. Coca. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca
  3. Coca. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66793593