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Coca: The History and Medical Significance of an Ancient Andean Tradition
Coca leaf products are an integral part of the lives of the Andean peoples from both a cultural and traditional medicine perspective. Coca is also the whole plant from which cocaine is derived. Coca products are thought to be a panacea for health troubles in regions of South America. This review wil...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4838786/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144028 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4048764 |
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author | Biondich, Amy Sue Joslin, Jeremy David |
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description | Coca leaf products are an integral part of the lives of the Andean peoples from both a cultural and traditional medicine perspective. Coca is also the whole plant from which cocaine is derived. Coca products are thought to be a panacea for health troubles in regions of South America. This review will examine the toxicology of whole coca and will also look at medicinal applications of this plant, past, present, and future. |
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spelling | pubmed-48387862016-05-03 Coca: The History and Medical Significance of an Ancient Andean Tradition Biondich, Amy Sue Joslin, Jeremy David Emerg Med Int Review Article Coca leaf products are an integral part of the lives of the Andean peoples from both a cultural and traditional medicine perspective. Coca is also the whole plant from which cocaine is derived. Coca products are thought to be a panacea for health troubles in regions of South America. This review will examine the toxicology of whole coca and will also look at medicinal applications of this plant, past, present, and future. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4838786/ /pubmed/27144028 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4048764 Text en Copyright © 2016 A. S. Biondich and J. D. Joslin. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Biondich, Amy Sue Joslin, Jeremy David Coca: The History and Medical Significance of an Ancient Andean Tradition |
title | Coca: The History and Medical Significance of an Ancient Andean Tradition |
title_full | Coca: The History and Medical Significance of an Ancient Andean Tradition |
title_fullStr | Coca: The History and Medical Significance of an Ancient Andean Tradition |
title_full_unstemmed | Coca: The History and Medical Significance of an Ancient Andean Tradition |
title_short | Coca: The History and Medical Significance of an Ancient Andean Tradition |
title_sort | coca: the history and medical significance of an ancient andean tradition |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4838786/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144028 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4048764 |
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