Kola nuts play a pivotal role in traditional African societies, particularly in West Africa, where they are used in rituals, ...

The Kola-nut is a bitter caffeine-rich chestnut-sized fruit borne seed of a 20 feet high evergreen tree native to tropical Africa. The Kola-nut is a rough, skinned fruit that grows up to 8" long.

Bitter kola is not to be confused with the caffeine-rich larger sized kola nut. Chewing on the seeds of the bitter kola nut is rumored to have the same effect as a little blue pill treating sexual ...