User talk:Flor C.

The use of the coca tea in south America: personal experience.

26 years ago, my husband, our 3 years old daughter, myself, a friend and his daughter decided to go from Lima (sea level) Peru, to Huancayo, a city above 2,500m high. This friend was a very fast driver. We were in a volkswagen and he took the climb and all its twists easily and too fast for my taste. After a 6 hours drive, we arrived to one town near Huancayo. Getting off the car, my daughter had gone of a green colour, symptom of the lack of oxigen due to the fast climb. The owner of the hotel ordered a tea for her, and she drank it slowly. after a few minutes, she started recovering her colour. The tea was from 3 coca leaves, sweetened with honey. I was amazed as i knew the effects of the coca leave in the ashtmatics, but never thought it could also help with the altitude sickness.

Flor C.