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The plant is rich in vitamins, minerals, calcium, iron, fiber, protein and calories; helps stimulate breathing and allows the lungs to absorb more oxygen, which is useful in the highlands of Bolivia.

Another added: “Not b*******, Coca Cola used to have cocaine in it, which comes from the coca plant so, coca, cola. “It wasn’t anything like the way it is now, though. Back then, cocaine was ...