Cocaine is obtained from

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Cocaine is natural coca alkaloid obtained from leaves of coca (= cocca) plantErythroxylum coca (Family Erythroxylaceae) - a South American plant growing on the foot hills of Andes. Its chemical formula is C ₁₇ H ₂₁ NO ₄ . Cocaine is commonly called coke or crack. It is bitter, white, crystalline powder and called snow, sniff, crack, coke, princess, Big C. Cocaine has vasoconstrictor properties and therefore, is a good local anaesthetic. It is taken by snorting. It is a powerful CNS stimulant. It induces a sense of