Lexicon:Acullico
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| + | The traditional method of coca consumption is called acullico. The user puts several coca leaves in the mouth with a small amount of an alkaline substance called llycta. Acullico entails stripping the leaf from the vein, then lightly chewing the leaf with a little ash - this releases the nutrients and an alkaline substance called llycta into the mouth which produces a feeling of increased awareness, an anaesthetisation to pain to hardship, and a light tingling in the mouth. | ||
| - | + | ===Sources=== | |
| - | + | *Andean Information Network: http://ain-bolivia.org/ | |
| + | *Homo Ludens Blog: http://awopbopaloobop.blogspot.com/2007/03/coca-no-es-una-droga.html | ||
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Current revision as of 15:21, 9 April 2008
| Citation: | acullico |
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| Language: | Spanish |
| References: | The Far Side of the World, page 160 |
| Meaning: | a chewed up wad of coca leaves |
Additional information
The traditional method of coca consumption is called acullico. The user puts several coca leaves in the mouth with a small amount of an alkaline substance called llycta. Acullico entails stripping the leaf from the vein, then lightly chewing the leaf with a little ash - this releases the nutrients and an alkaline substance called llycta into the mouth which produces a feeling of increased awareness, an anaesthetisation to pain to hardship, and a light tingling in the mouth.
Sources
- Andean Information Network: http://ain-bolivia.org/
- Homo Ludens Blog: http://awopbopaloobop.blogspot.com/2007/03/coca-no-es-una-droga.html
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