The benefits are thought to be many: Coca leaf has a long history of use by Indigenous groups in South America to provide a natural burst of energy and help relieve pain, and it can even be used ...

The report said that "coca leaf chewing should have been abolished" in those countries 25 years ago. But representatives from Peru and Bolivia called the board's report disrespectful of indigenous ...

But for centuries indigenous people in the Andean mountains have chewed this leaf in its natural form to gain energy and decrease ... into office in 2006, chewing coca in international forums ...