You put the stick in the powder to take the sacred ashes, well, they're not ashes, they're burnt limestone, to empower the coca leaf, to change the pH of the mouth to facilitate the absorption of cocaine hydrochloride.
Se pone la vara en el polvo para tomar las cenizas sagradas, bueno, no son cenizas, es piedra caliza quemada, que estimula a que la hoja de coca cambie el pH de la boca para facilitar la absorción de clorhidrato de cocaína.