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3/20/1974
- The Green and the White IV: The Honor That is Due Her
by Andrew T. Weil
According Indian tradition heaven better lives people earth Over years South American Indians found beneficial numerous Aside ability clear elevate energy available appears exert influences physical functions For example tones strengthens entire digestive tract probably enhancing assimilation foods A water infusion sweetened little sugar called a_Anaa excellent remedy indigestion stomach widely Indlans throughout South America until relatively recently Coca appears maintain teeth state health keeps teeth white The vitamins particularly thiamine riboflavin C An average daily leaves ounces supplies Indian sierra daily vitamin requirement Coca appears beneficial influence resplratiom effect rapid cures altitude sickness It blood toxic metabolltes especially Indians regular promotes longevity When European doctors carried their continent Andrew Well Institute Fellow exploring achievement altered states consciousness culture others cenflrm therapeutic powers attributed prescribed widely patients Proprietary tonics based became extremely popular Our Ceca Cela emasculated descendant these Century preparations My personal experiences leave convinced pleasant censum moderately stimulating useful It appear associated dependent behavior provoke development tolerance It alone chooses By contrast cocaine pleasant consume easily becomes associated dependent behavi useful leave alone Yet society great people using cocaine hardly anyone How managed create situation Drug abuse illegal disapproved drugs members society It whole mentality leads society available citizens worse drugs rather better contribute mentality The pharmacologist teaches cocaine equivalent physician esteems synthetic white powders above natural green preparations judge believes cocaine mainly combination heroin responsible unwise drugs takes cocaine excess Throughout argument people illegal drugs sometimes notice obvious people whatever available Over eighty years everything society protect potentially harmful drugs served worse preparations available The situation cocaine paradigm process If demand exists supplied The demand cocaine country black market traffic There chance curtailing cocaine trying punishing users sellers But there might chance trying interest users thereby encouraging shift their attention something distinctly better On returning Amazon I shared number cocaine users All liked would instead cocaine Of course I about leaves advance chewed Set setting especially important shaping reactions natural drugs Ignorance about widespread Not cocaine users exists Some people heard confuse cacao source chocolate cocoa I almost American physicians knowledgeable about I often written mental stats triggered drugs latent nervous systems elicited variety pharmacological methods But I think reasonable expect people without pharmacological The drugs country great legal alcohol tobacco coffee tranquilizers cause social medical trouble illegal It unrealistic think drugs But teach people better One education would explain natural drugs problem isolated activ principles certain natural drugs beneficial occasionally respect their power The Indians I respect their They honor Mama Coca treating plant reverently preparing carefully guarding power saving occasiens The essence abuse nething failure honer wlsdem power Nature provided remedies great efficacy sustain threugh tells existence