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Engraving of Coca Plant, 1890

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Title: Engraving of Coca Plant, 1890

Caption: Coca plant. Engraving of the twigs, leaves and seed pods of the coca plant, Erythroxylum coca, the source of the drug cocaine. The coca shrub is native to South America, and its leaves have long been chewed by Indians as a stimulant. The shrub grows 1-2 meters tall, and is now cultivated in South America, India, Sri Lanka and Java. Cocaine, a type of alkaloid chemical, was first isolated from coca leaves in 1855. It became widely used as a local anesthetic, but its use is now restricted due to its addictive nature. Image taken from Coca and its Therapeutic Applications (1890) by Angelo Mariani.

Category: ILLUSTRATION • Medical: History

Credit: Album / NLM/Science Source

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Image size: 2700 × 3543 px | 27.4 MB

Print size: 22.9 × 30.0 cm | 1063.0 × 1394.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1890 • 19TH CENTURY • ADDICTIVE • ANGELO MARIANI • ART • ARTWORK • BW • COCA AND ITS THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS • COCA LEAVES • COCA SHRUB • COCA TWIGS • COCA • COCAINE • DRAWING • DRUG • ENGRAVING • ERYTHROXYLUM COCA • FLORA • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • MARIANI • MEDICAL: HISTORY • MEDICINAL • NARCOTIC • PLANT • SEED PODS