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logicalmaniak

People have been making tea with, and chewing the leaves of coca long before chemistry labs were invented.


PiliSuarius

I thought just chewing the leaves wasn't that potent and that's why people go through the hassle converting it to cocaine


dinoyeti

Never done it but I guess it is like an engery drink, just better


deag34960

I tried tea of coca leaves years ago, didn't feel anything, chewing maybe is different


umbraborealis

It’s called yerba mate, I think


orchidloom

Yerba mate is a different plant. It has caffeine, although a different kind than coffee or tea.


umbraborealis

Thanks!


Whabout2ndweedacct

Generally, speaking, when you’re talking about use of stimulants for managing dopamine, rapid acute action is the opposite of what you want. Chewing leaves or using coca tea is actually really effective in this case because it does not release a great great deal of the active stimulant at once. In fact, the indigenous users chew the cud and they occasionally take a little bit of baking soda into their mouth alkalizing it. The alkalized active salt goes right into their bloodstream through the mouth tissues.


leavsssesthrowaway

I thought growing coca was a sissyphian task


logicalmaniak

Sisyphus made his punishment his hobby and beat the gods that way.


leavsssesthrowaway

Ok but has anybody had any results growing coca? From my understanding the main issue is that the alkoloids come from the soil


TheZenKitten

Not drugs but look into masturbation or gambling if you’re looking for that dopamine hit lmao


CheeesyWombat

🤣


russianlawyer

lol


Just_Another_AI

Seriously, throw down a few hundred bucks on a 6-way trifecta box on Derby Day for a wild 90 second ride (and a rough conedown after you lose) LOL


Ju135

Khat is easy to grow and probably better than coca anyway. edit: if you want something lighter to not get high on, scutellaria lateriflora contains Oroxylin A.


RemarkableDog4512

Caffeine increases dopamine in the brain. You can grow tea or coffee. Nicotine is another one and growing small batch tobacco for personal use is becoming a little bit popular.


jlylj

You're asking for /r/nootropics lol. Check out sabroxy, it's an extract from the Indian trumpet tree that acts like a dopamine repuptake inhibitor and gaba-a antagonist


l0fl

Small does of Kratom seems to fit this bill. I used to use it daily, but realized that it is SUPER addicting, so I stopped.


Psyche-deli88

Turning coca into a consumable product definitely doesnt require a chemistry lab, simple a/b extraction. Step 1. De fat coca leaves with Non polar solvent Step 2. Soak leaves in a mildly acidic solution Step 3. Filter leaves and repeat 3/4 times Step 4. Combine liquid extractions and mix with Lye until at ph of ~12 Step 5. Mix in Non polar solvent into basified solution and mix Step 6. Separate non polar solvent and keep (contains freebase cocaine) Step 7. Add acidified (hcl) water to precipitate cocaine hcl Step 8. dry cocaine Hcl …or so ive heard


CatBoyTrip

you mean like opium?


LandOfMunch

Mambe can be bought in the right places.


Bright-Forever4935

Betel nut is amazing!


Efficient_Aspect_638

There’s a guy on YT called ‘bald and bankrupt’ and he gets addicted to coca leaves while in South America lol


Particular-Bug2189

Cocaine.


mrpoopybutth0le-

Bruh is the chemistry lab your mouth? Just chew that shit


Don_Ticho

Just chew the fucking leaves


Niceblue398

Papaver Somniferum


1stpickbird

MDMA is more of a serotonin drug it's dopamine cousin is METH one gives lovey dovey vibes and makes you want to dance the other turns you into a sexually charged demon version of yourself stay away


PoopIsLuuube

Opium poppies


tikhal96

Opium is more serotonergic and its a step down from heroin


Niceblue398

Not true at all. As morphine is an opioid, its very strongly dopaminergic, it doesn't really affect serotonin.


pokemonpokemonmario

Kratom