323 A.C.

See also: Coke (homonymy)

The Coke is a plant of South America used by the local populations, like medicinal Plante. It belongs to the family of the Érythroxylacées.

If the first botanists thought that all the cultivated plants of coke belonged to the same species we let us know from now on that two species were domesticated: Erythroxylum Coke Lam. and Erythroxylum novogranatense (Morris) Hieron. These two species have each one two distinct varieties: Erythroxylum Coke Lam. VAr. Coke , E. Coke VAr. Ipuda Plowman, E. novogranatense (Morris) Hieron VAr. novogranatense , and E. novogranatense VAr. truxillense (Rusby) Plowman.

It is called mama inala in language Quechua.

Description

It is a measuring shrub from 1,5 to 4 measure top. The sheets measure from 2,5 to 7 cm and are green-clearly.

Distribution

It pushes in a wild state in the Andes cordillera at altitudes varying from 300 to 2.000 Mr.

Properties

Pharmacological properties

The sheet is the only one to contain alkaloids. It contains in all 14 Alcaloïde S with the interesting pharmaceutical properties. Among his active ingredients one can enumerate:
  • the Papain, closes which helps with the Digestion by accelerating it, properties healing for the skin,
  • the Higrine which has virtues on blood circulation, and protects from the evil of the mountains,
  • the Quinoline which avoids the formation of dental caries when it is mixed with Calcium and Phosphore,
  • the Atropine which has a dessicant effect on the level of the respiratory tracts,
  • the Benzoine which has a healing effect on the skin, properties anti-fermentation,
  • the Pectine which is an absorbent at the intestinal level, are also effective like anti-diarrhea,
  • the Globuline which is a protein cardiotonic, which optimizes the work of the heart, avoiding tachycardia and the Hypotension, which constitute the immediate answer physiological to an high-altitude higher than 3.000 m, it is also an effective and essential remedy for the treatment of the disease of high-altitudes (also called the acute Mal of the mountains),
  • the Piridine which stimulates blood circulation, facilitating oxygenation - particularly Cerveau - reduced by the slower flow of the Sang, because of the Polyglobulie, which is the immediate physiological answer to high-altitudes,
  • the Réserpine which reduces the blood high-pressure,
  • the Cocamine which has anesthetic effects,
  • the Coniine which is a powerful Local anesthetic,
  • the Cocaïne (metil - benzoil-ecgonine estere) which accounts for 80% of the Alcaloïde S of the sheet of Coke, it is a local anesthetic which acts on the external fabrics and interns which are wounded,
  • the Ecgonine which acts on the level of the Métabolisme of the Glucide S, generating energy, it with the diet S.
  • the Inuline is a complement refreshes and improves operation of the liver, the secretion of the bile and its accumulation in the blister; diuretic, assistance with the elimination of the substances beginners and poisons nonphysiological. it is a polysaccharide which produces an increase in the blood cells.

Use

Traditional use

It is a base Culture L for the Latin America - in particular Andean high plateaus - where its use goes back to nearly 5.000 years. Because of its various virtues, it is a plant crowned for some Peuple S Amerindian S. For the latter, Mama Coca is the girl of Pachamama. She is thus used traditionally Colombia until the Chile as well for her virtues Stimulant are as within the framework of religious ceremonies, she would have even been used as tax of imposition.

In the Empire INCA, the coke resulting from current Peru ( tupa Coke ) was used with the religious ceremonies and the dignitaries whereas the coke resulting from current Bolivia ( muma Coke ) was even used for the civils servant with the people.

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