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Because kola contains caffeine, it should be avoided by pregnant women or those with insomnia, diabetes, anxiety problems, digestive disorders, chronic high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, or a history of stroke. (For details, see “Coffee.”)
Kola is included on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) list of herbs generally regarded as safe. However, a recent FDA panel recommended removing caffeine from the “safe” list. If this happens, kola might also be removed.
For otherwise healthy non-pregnant, non-nursing adults who have no history of the conditions listed above and who are not taking other medications containing caffeine, kola is considered safe in amounts typically recommended.
Kola should be used in medicinal amounts only in consultation with your doctor. If kola causes minor discomforts, . such as insomnia, irritability, or stomach upset, use less or stop using it. Let your doctor know if you experience any unpleasant symptoms or the symptoms for which the herb is being used do not improve significantly in two weeks.
Prefers a Warm Climate
Kola is a 40-foot tree that grows in West Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. Kolas have beautiful yellow flowers with purple spots and produce chocolate-colored seed pods in spring and fall. In most plants, the “nut” refers to the whole seed, but the kola nut is only part of the seed, specifically the embryonic leaves (cotyledons) inside the seed coat. They are dried and powdered.