Coca leaf tea
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A tea brewed from dried coca leaves, commonly served in Andean countries such as Peru and Bolivia, used traditionally for altitude sickness and general well-being.
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Diamox
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altitude sickness prescription drug
Tim says coca tea worked within hours; Diamox typically took him a few days to help with altitude adjustment.
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Tim says coca tea worked within hours; Diamox typically took him a few days to help with altitude adjustment.
"The locals in the lodge gave me coca leaf tea and within several hours no symptoms and they did not recur past that point, which blew my mind — particularly since even with Diamox to help with altitude acclimatization, my experience has ..."
Compared to Diamox (acetazolamide) for altitude acclimatization, which Tim said typically takes a few days to work vs. hours for coca tea
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"The locals in the lodge gave me coca leaf tea and within several hours no symptoms and they did not recur past that point, which blew my mind — particularly since even with Diamox to help with altitude acclimatization, my experience has been that ..."
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