History of coca : "the divine plant" of the Incas

Title Variants

Alternative: Peru, history of coca "the divine plant" of the Incas

By

Mortimer, W. Golden (William Golden)

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

San Francisco, And/or Press, 1974

Edition

Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library ed., complete and unabridged.

Notes

Contents: An introduction to the history of coca -- The story of the Incans -- The rites and acts of the Incans -- The conquest of the Incans -- The physical aspect of Peru -- The history of coca -- The present Indians of Peru -- The botany of coca -- In the coca region of Peru -- The products of the coca leaf -- The production of alkaloids in plants -- Influence of coca upon muscular energy -- Action of coca upon the nervous system -- The physiological action of coca -- Adaption of coca to voice production -- The dietetic influence of coca -- Appendix : A collective investigation upon the physiological action and therapeutic application of coca.

Subjects

Coca , Cocaine , History , Indians of South America , Indians, South American , Pérou , Peru

BHL Collections

Seed & Nursery Catalogs

Call Number

RS165.C5 M8 1974

Language

English

Identifiers

NAL: 62.01 1957
OCLC: 1427657