Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PICROTOXINS
Noun
picrotoxins
plural of picrotoxin
Source: Wiktionary
PICROTOXIN
Pic`ro*tox"in, n. Etym: [Gr. toxic + -in.] (Chem.)
Definition: A bitter white crystalline substance found in the cocculus indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant, and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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