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We do not recommend this. In order to chew and extract alkaloids, a Llipta is also needed. You need many more leaves than a tea bag can provide. We are not versed in this. You will need to research this yourself.

As soon as payment has cleared, we prepare your tea for shipment. We only sell product that we have in stock. The importing has already been done for you -- this saves you a lot of time! Please take note that shipping Inka Tea is a bit more time consuming than shipping the pre-boxed Lupi or Windsor Tea. To keep our Inka Tea as fresh as possible and that means that we package to order. We've been known to package tea way into to the night and early morning. We don't like standing orders and will do EVERYTHING to get the tea out to you as quickly as possible. We will ship on business days and Saturday. Our cut off time is typically 11:00 a.m. for shipment the same day. To reiterate, we strive to get tea out the door to you as quickly as possible. We will contact you directly with any delays or issues.

Coca tea, also called mate de coca, is a tisane (tea) made using the leaves of the coca plant. It is made either by submerging the coca leaf or dipping a tea bag in hot water. The tea originates from the Andes mountain range, particularly Peru and Bolivia. Coca tea provides a source of energy similar to coffee. The tea is often sold commercially in filtering bags, each of which usually contains approximately one gram of the coca leaf. Though also known as mate, the mate de coca is not drunk through a straw like with mate of yerba mate, but as a tea. The tea is greenish yellow color, and has a lightly earthy flavor, somewhat similar to that of chamomile but with a slightly more naturally "grassy" taste. The consumption of Coca tea increases the absorption of oxygen in blood, which helps combat altitude sickness, and has a marked digestive and carminative action (relaxing stomach spasms). It is a totally natural product and is non-addictive. It will not make a person "high".

Brew all coca tea bags (Inka Tea included) for 2-3 minutes for a rich taste! Brew less for a more delicate taste.

We import our Trimate, Inka and Coca teas directly from Bolivia and Peru.

If you purchase Coca Tea or Trimate tea (or any perishable), we will not take returns. The product is fully inspected before shipping. If you order an asthma puffer tote and there is a defect in the product, we can offer an exchange for a new one.

No. We only ship Coca Tea and any other Coca products (like the gum) to buyers in the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii).

We will always share that information in our Blog. You can read it here: http://bolivianteas.blogspot.com/

Please visit our Squiidoo lens at - http://www.squidoo.com/cocatea -- you will find all kinds of information about the coca leaf and coca tea. You can also follow me on my Bolivian Teas Blog and learn about the latest shipments, delays and any other interesting information on Coca Tea that we cannot fit here - http://bolivianteas.blogspot.com/

Yes, that limit is 4 boxes or 400 Tea Bags.

We accept credit cards through Google Checkout. Google Checkout does not require "membership" of any type and helps us with fraud protection measures. We no longer accept payment through Paypal.

If you ordered tea before 6/20/2008, your transaction would read "Chic Geeks". In order to better clarify transactions and make them more recognizable on credit card statements, we have changed the credit card statement name to "Chic Geeks Tea" to clarify orders more. We found this necessary due to a recent chargeback.

Any order under 13 ounces is shipped by USPS First Class (this is standard for our 160 and 200 ct. orders). We have found that First Class often arrives to it's destination as quickly as Priority. If First Class is not used, we use USPS Priority. If paid for, we ship USPS Express.