1890 Coca and its Therapeutic Application by Angelo Mariani

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Coca Tea or Infusion.—A teaspoonful of the Thi Martam,added to a cup of hot water, sweetened to the taste, with or without the addition of creani or milk, makes a very agreeable drink, more digestive, more tonic, and less exciting than coffee or tea, while possessing in a higher degree the tonic and stimulating properties of those two substances. It is in this form that Coca is especially used in Peru and Bolivia, where it is preferred to the Chinese tea. Persons who drink Chinese tea at meals may advan tageously substitute the Thd Maria7ii for it. For patients who cannot generally take milk, it is ad visable to add The Mariani. Excellent results will be obtained. Coca Gargles and Sprays.—Independently of its tonic and reconstituent action. Coca possesses anaesthetic and soothing properties that have been observed and made use of in practice by laryngologists in the form of a spray,in the proportion of a teaspoonful of Thd Alaria^ii to half a glassful of warm water. An ambulance physician of Tonkin, who has experi mented with Thd Mariaiii,sends the following note: "Thd Mariam has rendered us real service during expe ditions as well as in hospital practice; on the march it makes with boiled water, with or without the addition of sugar, a very agreeable, tonic and stimulating drink ; a veritable reserve food,it takes the place of alcoholic drinks and insufficiency of food,and aids the men in bearing the most distressing fatigue. The water of swamps,rivers or ditches, mixed with a fewspoonfuls of ThdMarimii,covhh be drank without any inconvenience,and assuaged thirst. "Thd Mariaiii stimulates the appetite, overcomes atony of the digestive organs,and prevents and combats diarrhoea efficiently. "Mixed in small quantity with fresh or condensed milk,it gives it an agreeable taste and causes it to be