Kola nut powder made from the ground seeds of Cola nitida, a tree of the mallow family (Malvaceae) native to West and west-central tropical Africa. Herborist pouch of 50 g, 250 g or 1 kg; the supplier gives Brazil as the origin. Sold as a collectible botanical item, not for consumption.
Smartshop · Cola nitida Schott & Endl. · 50 g / 250 g / 1 kg
This is kola nut ground to a fine, reddish-brown powder. The "nut" is in fact the seed of Cola nitida, a tree recorded in English as kola or Gbanja kola. The Herborist label names the plant and the form, powder; the supplier listing linked to this product gives seed as the plant part and Brazil as the country of origin. Mycotrop stocks three sizes, 50 g, 250 g and 1 kg, all filled with the same powder.
The kola nut, the seed of Cola nitida, is chewed in many West African cultures, alone or in a group. It is offered ceremonially to chiefs and guests on important occasions (Amadi et al. 2020).
The literature describes the nut as chewed for its stimulant and euphoric qualities. Its main constituents are purine alkaloids, caffeine and theobromine; the extract is also used as a flavouring in the food industry (Amadi and Nwachukwu 2020).
| Known compounds | Purine alkaloids (caffeine, theobromine), flavonoids (epicatechin, catechin), saponins, cardenolides and tannins. |
|---|---|
| Reported effects | Stimulant and euphoric qualities attributed to the chewed nut; level of evidence: descriptions in the literature, with no human trial in the sources consulted. |
| Traditional use | West Africa: nut chewed alone or in a group, offered to chiefs and guests at celebrations. |
| State of research | Mostly animal studies on extracts; little human data specific to the nut. No health claim is authorised for this plant in the EU. |
Ventenat first described the species in 1805 as Sterculia nitida, in his illustrated work on the plants of the Jardin de la Malmaison. In 1832 Schott and Endlicher placed it in the genus Cola in Meletemata Botanica, which gives the name in use today. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), compiled by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, accepts Cola nitida in the Malvaceae and lists names such as Cola vera and Cola astrophora as synonyms. The plant checklist of the Democratic Republic of the Congo records it as a tree.
WCVP sums up the native range as West and west-central tropical Africa. Its list runs from Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali and Ivory Coast through Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea. The species is recorded as introduced in Guinea-Bissau, the Central African Republic, the Comoros, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic and the Windward Islands. Brazil appears on neither list, so the Brazilian origin of this powder rests on the supplier listing alone.
Besides this powder, the shop lists a kola nut seed tincture made from the same species.
Keep dried plants in their tightly closed pouch or in an airtight jar, away from light, moisture and heat. Powders absorb moisture easily, so close them again straight away. For extracts, tinctures and capsules, follow the instructions on the label and the printed date.
| Botanical name | Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl. |
|---|---|
| Family | Malvaceae (mallow family) |
| Synonyms | Sterculia nitida, Cola vera, Cola acuminata var. latifolia |
| Common names | Kola nut, kola, Gbanja kola |
| Plant part | Seeds |
| Form | Powder |
| Origin | Brazil (supplier listing) |
| Pack sizes | 50 g, 250 g, 1 kg |
| Supplier | Herborist |
| Sold as | Collectible botanical item; not for consumption |
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Sources: Amadi & Nwachukwu 2020, BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 21(1):4; supplier information; Plants of the World Online (Kew); GBIF. Updated 3 October 2026 by the Mycotrop team.
In West Africa, the kola nut is chewed, alone or in a group, and offered ceremonially to chiefs and guests on important occasions. It contains caffeine and theobromine.
Not in the botanical sense. It is the seed of Cola nitida; the supplier listing gives seed as the plant part, while the label keeps the trade name kola nut.
Three: 50 g, 250 g and 1 kg of the same powder.
The supplier listing gives Brazil. The species itself is native to West and west-central tropical Africa; the pouch label names no country.
This product is the seed itself, ground to a powder. The tincture is a separate liquid product made from the same species.
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