Historique
Chapitre
Coca chewing: a new perspective
(Mastication de la coca : nouvelle perspective)
in :
Auteur(s) :
BURCHARD, R. E.
Année
1975
Page(s) :
p. 463-484
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
La Hague : Mouton publishers
ISBN :
978-90-279-7669-7
Refs biblio. :
54
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
COCA
;
MASTICATION
;
USAGE REGULIER
;
PHARMACOLOGIE
;
MECANISME D'ACTION
Thésaurus géographique
AMERIQUE DU SUD
Résumé :
Arguments presented by researchers to explain "why" Andean peasants chew coca leaf have traditionally centered around the fact that coca leaf is the source of cocaine alkaloids. Following the presentation of several cocaine-models of coca chewing, this paper argues that we must begin moving toward a new perspective on this complex problem since recent research shows that during the process of chewing, hydrolysis and metabolism, cocaine alkaloids are degraded into ecgonine. Arguing for an ecgonine-model this paper suggests that the chewing of coca leaf may be an important cultural mechanism for the control of the problems of blood glucose homeostasis and carbohydrate utilization which Bolton (1973) has suggested may be widespread in highland Peru. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Univ. of Manitoba
Canada. Canada.
Canada. Canada.
Cote :
L00044