Kola (Cola acuminata)

Kola
Scientific Name
Cola acuminata Schott et endl.
Botany
Synonym: Cola vera Schum
Classification
Division: Spermatophyta
Sub Division: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledonae
Nation: Maivales
Tribe: Sterculaceae
Surname: Cola
Type: Cola acuminata Schott et endl
Characteristics
Habitus: Tree, ± 20 m. high
Trunk: Round, woody, hard, branching, rough surface, brownish green,
Leaves: Single, scattered, stemmed, elongated oval, pointed toes, the flat, base tapering, 7-19 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, pinnate pertulangan, green.
Interest: Compound, panicle shape, petal cone shape, in the armpit leaves, young green after dark brown, the crown of stars, bertaju five, ten stamens, arranged like a star, purple, yellow pistil, whitish yellow.
Fruit: Grid, each stalk of one to five, round, elongated. each fruit contains five to fifteen
seeds, 8-15 cm long, 5-9 cm in diameter, green.
Seed: Round eggs, hard, 3-6 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, the membranes seeds taste sweet, fragrant, red.
Roots: steep, chocolate.
Chemical Ingredients
Kola seeds contain alkaloida, flavonoida and polyphenols.
Benefits
Kola seeds efficacious as migraine headaches and strong medicine.

For migraine headaches are used + 5 grams of kola nut powder, brewed with 1/2 cup of hot boiled water, in chilled and filtered. Distillate taken at once.