altitude sickness
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Of these, about 22,000 hectares are legal -- grown to be chewed as a stimulant, brewed into a tea thought to combat altitude sickness or used in religious rituals.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
"The altitude sickness always gets me - I can't fall asleep and I can't eat," she says.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2024
Lieutenant Alkonis’s family and supporters insisted that he had suffered from altitude sickness and been denied due process in a foreign court system that gave little weight to his guilty plea and repeated apologies.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
The only thing that really scared her about the climb was the possibility of altitude sickness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Coca leaves are widely used in different countries in Latin America, especially by indigenous groups, to treat stomach aches and altitude sickness, among other ceremonial uses.
From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2023
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