Coca & Cocaine Their History Medical & Economic Uses & Medicinal Preparations

di William Martindale (Autore)

DD Books, 2025

COCA AND COCAINE: THEIR HISTORY, MEDICAL AND ECONOMIC USES AND MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS by William Martindale is a powerful and eye-opening journey into one of the most misunderstood substances in human history. This audiobook does not sensationalize or glorify—rather, it restores truth, context, and perspective to a topic that has been buried beneath controversy and misconception. Martindale, a highly respected pharmaceutical authority, guides listeners from the ancient Andes, where the coca leaf was a sacred and practical companion to daily life, to the laboratories and medical rooms of the modern world, where cocaine was once hailed as a breakthrough for surgery and therapeutic treatment. His voice is steady, factual, and deeply curious—inviting us to examine not just what coca and cocaine are, but how society has shaped their meaning over time. This audiobook reveals how a natural plant used for focus, energy, and ritual became the core of global medical innovation—and later the center of moral, legal, and economic debate. Martindale explains its physiological effects, its carefully controlled medicinal uses, and the scientific reasons it once revolutionized the field of anesthesia and pain management. But this is more than historical data—it is a reflection on how humanity draws the line between remedy and risk, tradition and science, nature and regulation. Martindale shows that the story of coca and cocaine is ultimately the story of human intention: how we discover, elevate, misuse, and redefine the very tools we create. This audiobook speaks to listeners who value knowledge over assumption—to those who want to understand not just what happened, but why it mattered, and how it continues to shape the modern world. Engaging, informative, and deeply grounded in research, this is a compelling listening experience that will leave you not only informed, but thoughtfully aware of how history and science evolve together—and how one plant changed medicine, culture, and global perception forever.

• Autore: William Martindale
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: DD Books
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9781982012052