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Coca leaves. Cocaine is the concentrated and processed stimulant drug.
Coca leaves are also a stimulant, but at a fraction of the strength.
That said, you are correct, Coca-Cola denatures them anyway, so the only stimulant part comes from the caffeine. It's a bit silly. You'd have to drink a supermarket aisle's worth of Coca-Cola to get the equivalent of a line of cocaine.
Coca leaves are also legal in parts of South America, where it originates, even though cocaine is not. Coca has deep cultural roots and also has practical value. Along with its stimulant properties, it helps with altitude sickness in the Andes.
I've had mate de coca- coca tea. It's traditionally either chewed or made into tea. I was able to get it imported from a website that no longer exists and I'm guessing I know why. Anyway, aside from the taste (vaguely like damp straw), it was pretty great. Kept you more awake than coffee without any jittery feelings and was completely gone within a few hours.
(Apologies for rambling.)
I visited Ecuador several years ago and got to chew on coca leaves, but they also had coca leaf candies! Both were excellent for helping with altitude sickness, and I really enjoyed the flavor. Had a gentle mood lifting effect too, like a nice cup of tea, but in the form of chewed cud, haha.
Where did you buy it? Its illegal to sell in Ecuador
The leaf or the candies might be better. I had to make the tea super sweet to tolerate it and I am not a fan of super sweet tea.
But aside from that, it was so much better than coffee.