Traditional Use Of Coca Leaf In Bolivia
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Traditional Use Of Coca Leaf In Bolivia
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
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Coca
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Author : W. GOLDEN MORTIMER, M.D.
language : en
Publisher: Ronin Publishing
Release Date : 2017-11-15
Coca written by W. GOLDEN MORTIMER, M.D. and has been published by Ronin Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-15 with Cooking categories.
Coca is a plant with a complex array of mineral nutrients, essential oils, and varied compounds with greater or lesser pharmacological effects – one of which happens to be the alkaloid cocaine, which in its concentrated, synthesized form is a stimulant drug with possible addictive properties. Of all the plants introduced to the world by American Indian societies, few have been as controversial as the coca bush. Part of the Erythroxylum genus, the coca plant, whose leaves were first consumed by Andean Indians, is the source of the raw alkaloids that are refined to make cocaine. In Coca: The Divine Plant of the Incas, W. Golden Mortimer, M.D. presents an exhaustive, encyclopedic look at the plant’s history and pharmacology. He traces its origins among the Native American peoples, who chewed the plant leaves for their stimulating and analgesic properties. From there, he examines the early European colonists’ first encounters with the plant, how it became an object of intense study among naturalists and scientists, and how chemists first used it to create cocaine extract. Coca: The Divine Plant of the Incas includes: • Traditional Indian uses for coca • Early European explorers’ impressions of the plant, first damned as an immoral intoxicant, and then praised as a stimulant for work and travel • The story of Angelo Mariani’s coca-leaf wine, which won accolades from European royalty and the Pope • Botanical aspects of the coca plant varietals • Soil, humidity, elevation, latitude, and other factors necessary for the plant’s growth • How to grow and harvest the plant, and cure and store coca leaf • Chemistry of the leaf, its alkaloids, and its extracts • How to extract cocaine from coca leaf • How to determine the purity and strength of coca extract • Coca and muscular energy, exercise, diet, and fatigue • Coca’s effects on the body, the brain, and the nervous system • The pathology of cocaine use and addiction Filled with rare illustrations and diagrams, Coca: The Divine Plant of the Incas is a thorough historical and scientific examination of this little-understood plant and its products. It belongs in the library of anyone interested in pharmacology, botany, natural studies, or the history and culture of indigenous Americans. Coca explores the fascinating history of Coca, know as the Divine Plant of the Incas. The coca leaf has been chewed and brewed for tea traditionally for centuries among its indigenous peoples in the Andean region – and does not cause any harm and is beneficial to human health when the leaf is chewed. When chewed, coca is a mild stimulant and suppresses hunger, thirst, pain, and fatigue. It helps overcome altitude sickness, which is helpful in the Andes Mountains. It covers the Incan empire, its conquest by the Spaniards, the existence of coca within Incan society, early use of the drug, and the "present day" Indians of Peru. Coca chewing and drinking of coca tea is carried out daily by millions of people in the Andes without problems, and is considered sacred by indigenous cultures. Coca tea is widely used, even outside the Andean Amazon region. Coca leaf was originally used in the soft drink Coca Cola for its stimulant effect, but was removed in 1903 it was removed and replaced by a decocainized coca extract. Traditional medical uses of coca are foremost as a stimulant to overcome fatigue, hunger, and thirst. It also is used as an anesthetic to alleviate the pain of headache and sores. Before stronger anesthetics were available, coca leaves were used for broken bones, childbirth, and during operations on the skull. Coca leaves have been used for centuries as a stimulant. Coca is traditionally cultivated in the lower altitudes of the eastern slopes of the Andes, or the highlands depending on the species grown. Since ancient times, its leaves have been an important trade commodity between the lowlands where it is grown and the higher altitudes where it is widely consumed by the Andean peoples of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Bolivia.
Coca And Cocaine Their History Medical And Economic Uses And Medicinal Preparations
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Author : WILLIAM MARTINDALE
language : en
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Release Date : 2023-05-05
Coca And Cocaine Their History Medical And Economic Uses And Medicinal Preparations written by WILLIAM MARTINDALE and has been published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-05 with Fiction categories.
I have been induced to compile this brochure, as supplementary to the short description of Coca given in the “Extra Pharmacopeia,” on account of the attention this plant, and its alkaloid Cocaine, have excited during the past eighteen months. Although made known to us soon after the conquest of Peru by Pizarro — more than three centuries ago — the accounts travellers have given of Coca have only received about the same credence, and been treated with about the same reverence as we pay to a myth. We have considered the writers as having been overcredulous, as in some cases they undoubtedly were. It was thought the use of the leaves by the Indians of Peru was only that of a masticatory, which simply increased the flow of saliva. We looked upon its so-called nutritive properties, or rather its hunger and thirst-appeasing effects, as well as its power to ward off fatigue and relieve oppressive respiration during mountain ascents, as superstitions unworthy of more attention than the betel-nut mastication practised in India. The surgical uses of Cocaine as a local anaesthetic have, however, to some extent dispelled these illusions, and we have been more ready to receive the accounts of early as well as recent travellers, thinking “there may be something in them.” I have endeavoured to reproduce what many have written, as much as possible in their own words, or translations of them. The old habit of Coca chewing has clung to the Peruvian Indians after their “power, civilisation, language, alphabets, writings, and even old religions have disappeared,” says Johnston, “the common-life customs and the bodily features of the people have alone survived.” By him Coca is classed among the “Narcotics we indulge in,” along with Tobacco, Hop, Poppy and Lettuce, Indian Hemp, Areca or Betel-nut, Ava or Kava, Red Thorn Apple (Datura sanguinea) fruit, also in use among the Indians of the Andes, Siberian Fungus or Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), and Sweet Gale (Myrica Gale), formerly used to give bitterness and strength to the fermented liquors of the ancient Britons. But physiologists have more recently classed it with Tea, Coffee, Maté, Kola Nut, and Cocoa — the Theine- (Methyl-Theobromine) and Theobromine-yielding plants — although Cocaine has no chemical alliance with these principles. As a beverage to substitute for tea or coffee, a decoction or an infusion of Coca is worthy of attention at the present time. The Indian use of it in moderation seems to prolong life, without much need of sleep or food, or even the desire for these, although in excess it has, no doubt, a degrading effect. A taste for infusion or decoction of Coca or its pharmaceutical preparations is easily acquired; if a good sample of leaves be used it is not even at first disagreeable...FROM THE BOOKS
Coca Cocaine And Its Salts
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Author : William Martindale
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
Coca Cocaine And Its Salts written by William Martindale and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Coca categories.
Coca And Cocaine Their History Medical And Economic Uses And Medicinal Preparations
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Author : William Martindale
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
Coca And Cocaine Their History Medical And Economic Uses And Medicinal Preparations written by William Martindale and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Coca categories.
Coca Cocaine And The Bolivian Reality
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Author : Madeline Barbara L?ons
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1997-10-16
Coca Cocaine And The Bolivian Reality written by Madeline Barbara L?ons and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-10-16 with Social Science categories.
"Edited volume of contributions from Bolivian, American, and British political scientists, development sociologists, anthropologists, and historians examines impacts of the coca/cocaine economy on Bolivian society and politics, and on the US, in recent years. Together these works constitute the most complete, updated collection of analyses about this controversial public policy issue affecting US/Bolivian relations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
The Hold Life Has
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Author : Catherine J. Allen
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2012-01-11
The Hold Life Has written by Catherine J. Allen and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-11 with Social Science categories.
This second edition of Catherine J. Allen's distinctive ethnography of the Quechua-speaking people of the Andes brings their story into the present. She has added an extensive afterword based on her visits to Sonqo in 1995 and 2000 and has updated and revised parts of the original text. The book focuses on the very real problem of cultural continuity in a changing world, and Allen finds that the hold life has in 2002 is not the same as it was in 1985.
Coca And Its Therapeutic Application
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Author : Angelo Mariani
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-10-12
Coca And Its Therapeutic Application written by Angelo Mariani and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with Fiction categories.
"Coca and its Therapeutic Application" by Angelo Mariani explores the therapeutic uses of coca, a plant native to South America. Mariani's work provides readers with valuable insights into the historical and medicinal aspects of coca. This book serves as a reference for those interested in the plant's traditional applications and its potential benefits in various therapeutic contexts. Mariani's research and expertise contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the subject, making this book a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners in the field of herbal medicine.
Anatomy Of The Coca Leaf
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Author : Sacha Barrio
language : es
Publisher: Diana Perú
Release Date : 2022-12-15
Anatomy Of The Coca Leaf written by Sacha Barrio and has been published by Diana Perú this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-15 with Medical categories.
Ever since cocaine hydrochloride became known in the 19th century, the use of the coca leaf has been demonized to such an extent that it's even considered a taboo in many parts of the world. Anatomy of the Coca Leaf, by Sacha Barrio Healey, expert in herbal medicine, rescues the secret benefits of this millenary leaf and hands them to its readers, through an in-depth social and scientific analysis that recovers the respect and relevance that this plant has always deserved. Starting with its traditional use in rituals and the social importance of acullicu (the traditional method of chewing coca leaves), up to a detailed investigation about its nutritional, medicinal, and energetic value, in this text the reader will find the most complete guide ever published about the sacred leaf of the Incas.
The Historical Dynamics Of Coca Leaf Production And Consumption In Bolivia
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Author : Britney Anne Wislow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Historical Dynamics Of Coca Leaf Production And Consumption In Bolivia written by Britney Anne Wislow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.