African Kola Nut (10% Caffeine)

History:

The Kola tree (or Cola tree) is indigenous to West Africa, most notably Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, and may also be found in Gabon and in the Congo River Basin. The vast majority of African Kola Nut production is utilized within the African continent, particularly in sub-Saharan regions, which may explain why the introduction of the crop to the tropical Americas, the West Indies, Sri Lanka and Malaya has never caused severe competition with African production (McIlroy, 1963). It is related to the cacao tree, but larger, growing to a height of about forty feet, with a smooth bark and bearing dense foliage with oblong leaves on large petioles. The leaf axils also produce small, cup-shaped, yellow flowers that grow in clusters on short pedicels and fruits (red nuts or seeds) that grow in star-shaped clusters of pods. The trees fruit annually when about twelve to fifteen years of age and may continue until they reach one hundred years, thriving in rich, well-drained soil in sun at a minimum of fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit. Traditionally, the African Kola Nut is used in tropical cultures as a stimulant and a "masticatory," with a small piece chewed before each meal to support digestion, and it is also thought to improve the flavor of anything eaten after it. Its popularity is due to the large amounts of caffeine and other substances that act as botanical stimulants, which may also be, like coffee, mildly addictive. In many areas where other stimulants are not available, such as in regions influenced by Islam with its prohibition on alcohol, the African Kola Nut may substitute for them, and they are frequently included in many ritual and social ceremonies to mark marriages and funerals. The use of African Kola Nut goes back many centuries. Vast trading networks existed in Africa, perhaps even before the thirteenth century, to supply the great demand for this product, and indications of the domestication of the trees in plantations are found in written records that date from the sixteenth century. Among the vegetable products from the African soil, there is, perhaps, none more interesting and valuable than the African Kola Nut, and it is consumed throughout tropical and equatorial Africa as an equivalent to tea, Coffee, Maté and Cocoa. On the international commercial market, African Kola Nut is highly valued as a flavoring for Cola drinks and for use in the important manufacture of pharmaceuticals, and it is exported to Europe, the United Kingdom and North America for these purposes. Some of the constituents in African Kola Nut include caffeine, theobromine, d-catechin, l-epicatechin, kolatin, kolanin, glucose, starch, fatty matter, tannins, anthocyanin pigment, betaine and protein.

Recommended Dosage:
Take one (1) capsule, one (1) time each day with water at mealtimes.

Contraindications:
Pregnant and nursing women should not use African Kola Nut Herbal Supplement, and excessive use (many times the recommended dosage) may cause nervousness, tremors, palpitations and/or insomnia. If symptoms of dizziness, anxiety or nervousness occur, discontinue using Kola Nut. Do not take Kola if you have stomach or intestinal ulcers.

Capsule Information:
Our African Kola Nut (10% Caffeine) supplements are encapsulated in 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, Certified Kosher, size "00" Capsules.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs.

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