A study of the chemical composition of Erythroxylum coca var. coca leaves collected in two ecological regions of Bolivia

M. Sauvain; C. Rerat; C. Moretti; E. Saravia; S. Arrazola; E. Gutierrez; A. M. Lema; V. Muñoz

doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00030-5

A study of the chemical composition of Erythroxylum coca var. coca leaves collected in two ecological regions of Bolivia

M. Sauvain
, C. Rerat
, C. Moretti
, E. Saravia
, S. Arrazola
, E. Gutierrez
, A. M. Lema
, V. Muñoz

Inst. Francais Rech. Sci. D.
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Andrés
Universidad Mayor de San Simon
Cocayapu

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Abstract

Coca - Erythroxylum coca Lamarck var. coca - remains one of the most common plants of the folk medicine of Bolivia used as a general stimulant. Aymara and Quechua natives prefer to chew the sweeter coca leaves from the Yungas (tropical mountain forests of the eastern slopes of the Andes) rather than those from the Chapare lowlands. The contents in cocaine and minor constituents of leaf samples cultivated in these regions does not rationalize this choice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-191
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Volume	56
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00030-5
State	Published - May 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bolivia
Chapare
Cinnamoylcocaine
Cocaine
Erythroxylum coca var. coca
Yungas

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A study of the chemical composition of Erythroxylum coca var. coca leaves collected in two ecological regions of Bolivia

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