2min chapter

Duncan Trussell Family Hour cover image

506: Dr. Andrew Weil

Duncan Trussell Family Hour

CHAPTER

Cocoa Leaf

The plant is sacred to indigenous peoples in the andes. They chew dried leaves with a bit of some alkaline substance, which can be roasted sea shells or ashes of plants,. And they hold it in their mouth and swallow the juices. It kind of combines the uses of coffee and chewing gum an our culture. Have you tried that? If you choos, oh, yes. I've used it many minus. Ah, it just seems to me so silly that we don't have access to this. The way that that plant has been suppressed and maligned and persecuted, i think it's everything that's wrong with the way that we've approached these natural substances.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode