Editing Kola nut (section)

==Uses==
The kola nut has a bitter flavor and contains caffeine. The nut is a nervous system stimulant and is chewed in many [[West African]] countries, in both private and social settings.<ref name="bbc" /><ref>Lovejoy, Paul E. “Kola in the History of West Africa (La Kola Dans L'histoire De L'Afrique Occidentale).” ''Cahiers D'Études Africaines'', vol. 20, no. 77/78, 1980, pp. 97–134. {{JSTOR|4391682}}. Accessed 15 Mar. 2021.</ref>  It is often used ceremonially, presented to chiefs or guests.<ref name="igbo">{{cite web |work=Igbo insight guide to Enugu and Igboland's Culture and Language |publisher=igboguide.org |url=http://www.igboguide.org/HT-chapter8.htm |title=Kola Nut}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Starin |first=Dawn |date=2013 |title=Kola nut: so much more than just a nut |pmc=3842857 |journal= Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine|volume=106 |issue=12 |pages=510–512|doi=10.1177/0141076813507708 |pmid=24158941 }}</ref> Throughout history, kola nuts have been planted on graves as part of various rituals.<ref name="bbc" /> Laborers in many countries also grow kola nuts in efforts to fight fatigue and hunger, while Brazilians and people of the West Indies use the nut as a remedy for hangovers, intoxication, and diarrhea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kola nut {{!}} plant {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/kola-nut |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> 

In [[Traditional medicine|folk medicine]], kola nuts are considered useful for aiding [[Human digestive system|digestion]] when ground and mixed with honey, and are used as a remedy for [[cough]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Odebunmi|first1=E. O.|last2=Oluwaniyi|first2=O. O.|last3=Awolola|first3=G. V.|last4=Adediji|first4=O. D.|date=2009-01-01|title=Proximate and nutritional composition of kola nut (Cola nitida), bitter cola (Garcinia cola) and alligator pepper (Afromomum melegueta)|url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajb/article/view/59797|journal=African Journal of Biotechnology|language=en|volume=8|issue=2|issn=1684-5315}}</ref> 

Kola nuts are perhaps best known to [[Western culture]] as a flavoring ingredient and one of the sources of caffeine in [[cola]] and other similarly flavored beverages, although kola nut extract is no longer claimed on the labels of major commercial cola drinks such as [[Coca-Cola]].<ref name="bbc" /><ref name="popular cola recipie">{{cite web |title=Cola recipe|publisher=This American Life |url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/427/original-recipe/recipe|date=1992}}</ref>