Yea it does give you a buzz but there's nothing recreational about it, it can be chewed or made into tea. I've chewed it hiking in Peru and all of the locals use it, it's a stimulant to give you energy and suppress hunger. But you're probably going to have to go to South America to get it because it is still very much illegal to import to the US.Apparantly you can just chew the leaves straight from the plant and it gives you a buzz but I wouldn't know. Can anyone confirm??