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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kola nuts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The kola nut is obtained from several West African or Indonesian trees, such as Cola nitida or Cola vera, and the Abata Cola (Cola acuminata), of the Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae) family.
Kola was originally used to make cola soft drinks, though today the flavor of most of these mass-produced beverages is artificial.
Some exceptions are Barr's Red Kola, Harboe Original Taste Cola, and Cricket Cola, the latter being made from kola nuts and green tea.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kola-nuts   (530 words)

  
 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Kola Nuts - Herb Profile and Information
The Kola of commerce consists of the separated cotyledons of the kernel of the seed; when fresh it is nearly white, on drying it undergoes a fermentative change, turning reddish brown and losing much of its astringency.
Fresh Kola Nuts have stimulant action apart from the caffeine content, but as they appear in European commerce, their action is indistinguishable from that of other caffeine drugs and Kola red is inert.
Kola is also a valuable nervine, heart tonic, and a good general tonic.
www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/k/kolanu10.html   (619 words)

  
  Kola nut Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - Find Articles
The kola nut, or bitter cola, (Cola vera, Cola acuminata, Cola nitida) is a seed part from a tree from the Sterculiaceae family.
Kola is widely used as a treatment for whooping cough and asthma, as the caffeine acts as a bronchodilator, expanding the bronchial air passages.
The kola nut is also used to treat migraine headaches, because the caffeine and theobromine act as cerebral vasodilators (increase blood flow in the head) and, when used in a poultice, can be applied to external cuts and scrapes.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0004/ai_2603000477   (918 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - Bissy, bissy, bissy - Wednesday | February 26, 2003
Fresh kola seeds have a bitterish, astringent taste, but this is lost during the drying, the dried seeds being almost odourless and tasteless.
Kola (or Cola) is related to cocoa and contains the same methylxanthine stimulant alkaloids including caffeine and theobromine, found in coffee, tea, cocoa and mate.
The masticated kola nut is used to allay hunger, prevent thirst, open the appetite, and sustain strength; as a stimulant.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20030226/health/health4.html   (626 words)

  
 Bissy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kola nuts (or cola nuts) are the seed pods of various evergreen trees that are native to Africa; Sterculiaceae cola vera is the scientific name of the most common species.
The kola nut ceremony is similar to the traditional American Indian peace pipe or breaking bread in a religious context.
Kola nuts are consumed by breaking them open and into pieces, then chewing the kola nut pieces as one chews gum.
www.blackherbals.com /bissy.htm   (956 words)

  
 Kola Nut
The Kola of commerce consists of the separated cotyledons of the kernel of the seed; when fresh it is nearly white, on drying it undergoes a fermentative change, turning reddish brown and losing much of its astringency.
Fresh Kola Nuts have stimulant action apart from the caffeine content, but as they appear in European commerce, their action is indistinguishable from that of other caffeine drugs and Kola red is inert.
The seeds of Lucuma Mammosa are sometimes found mixed with Kola Nuts, but are easily detected by their strong smell of prussic acid.
www.herbalhut.com /kola_nut.htm   (596 words)

  
 Bodybuilding.com - Clayton South - Clayton's Health Facts: Kola Nut.
Kola nuts are grown worldwide, and are extremely popular due to their high caffeine content.
Kola nuts and kola extract are used in the manufacture of soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, candy and nutritional supplements.
Kola extract is a popular ingredient in fat-loss supplements due to its ability to stimulate the forebrain (thereby increasing focus), suppress hunger, aid in the digestion of food, and act as a diuretic.
www.bodybuilding.com /fun/southfacts_kolanut.htm   (511 words)

  
 HerbaNaturelle.com - Kola Nuts
Kola nitida is a ever green tree that grows about 40 feet high.
It is commonly known as kola, cola, guru nut, kola nut.
The seeds also contain a glucoside, Kolanin, but this substance appears to be a mixture of Kola red and caffeine, starch, fatty matter and a fat decomposing enzyme.
www.herbanaturelle.com /content/herbs/list/kola_nuts.html   (206 words)

  
 The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
The share of Lapps in the population of the Kola Peninsula in 1897 was 18.8 %, in 1926, in the vicinity of Murmansk, it was 12.0 %, in 1933, 5.7 %, and in 1989 they constituted only 0.15 %.
The Kola Lapps have settled in number in the Lovozero District (904 Lapps among the population of 16,900).
The forefathers of the Lapps reached the Kola Peninsula before the Christian era and by the 7th century the Lapps, already spread over a huge territory, had lost their linguistic integrity.
www.eki.ee /books/redbook/kola_lapps.shtml   (2495 words)

  
 Kola Nut - Cola acuminata - Encapsulated Herbal Extract - Herbs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kola Nut is the seed kernel of a large African tree grown commercially around the world.
Kola Nut is also known by the names Kola, Cola, Cola Nut, Bissy Nut, Gooroo Nut, and Guru Nut.
Kola Nut seeds are considered a symbol of hospitality and used in many social ceremonies such as marriage, birth, and funerals.
www.arcadiaherbsandalternatives.com /singles/herbs/kolanut.htm   (1022 words)

  
 Optimal Nutrients
Kola Nut is also known as Cola Nut and Cola.
Kola Nut is the seed kernel of a large African tree, commercially grown around the world in the tropics as a caffeine stimulant.
Historical uses of Kola Nut include increasing the capacity for physical exertion and for enduring fatigue without food, stimulating a weak heart, and treating nervous debility, weakness, lack of emotion, nervous diarrhea, depression, despondency, brooding, anxienty, and sea sickness.
www.optimalnutrients.com /kolanut.html   (207 words)

  
 Meningar.com om kola. kola, Gotu, Jocke mm.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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KOLA is an acronym for [K]ind [O]f [L]ike [A]QUA...
www.meningar.com /kola.html   (1318 words)

  
 Kola Nuts from Alchemy Works - Herbs for Witchcraft and Magick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A Mars herb because it is warming, stimulating, and red, kola nuts have been used in West European herbalism to treat depression, to help sustain the mind during long tasks, as an astringent, for migraine, and for anorexia (because it is tonic to the digestive system).
Kola nuts are still chewed as part of religious and social rituals in various cultures.
These whole kola nuts from Africa have an earthy, kola taste that is surprisingly satisfying.
www.alchemy-works.com /herb_kola_nut.html   (186 words)

  
 Kola nut - Alternative medicine - Alternative medicine
The kola nut is obtained from several West AfricaWest African or IndonesiaIndonesian trees, such as Cola nitida or Cola vera, and the Abata Cola (Cola acuminata), of the Malvaceae (formerly Sterculiaceae) family.
Kola was originally used to make cola soft drinks, though today the flavor of most of these mass-produced beverages is artificial.
One exception is Barr's Red Kola, another is Cricket Cola, the latter being made from kola nuts and green tea.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Kola_nut   (223 words)

  
 New Product Review: Inca Kola
There is the bright red Kola Inglese, Inca Kola copy Triple Kola, and Susy Kola, a syrupy drink name for Peru's exotic dancer-cum-congresswoman Susy Diaz (in Peru, the word "Kola" is interpreted to mean "soft drink").
One problem that Pasteurina, Inca Kola, and the others have faced is low overall soft drink consumption levels in Peru relative to other countries in the Americas.
Ironically, Coca-Cola was originally developed using coca, a plant native to Peru's Andes that is also the base for cocaine and is still chewed by the descendants of the Incas as an aid against the effects of high altitude.
www.ericjlyman.com /incakola.html   (1201 words)

  
 Kola nut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kola nut (Cola) is a genus of about 125 species of trees native to the tropical rainforests of Africa, classified in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (or treated in the separate family Sterculiaceae).
The kola nut has a bitter flavour and caffeine content, and is chewed in many West African cultures, individually or in a group setting.
Kola was originally used to make cola soft drinks, though today most of these mass-produced beverages use artificial flavourings.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kola_nut   (234 words)

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