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Re: The Curse of The Mummies

At 9:21 AM +0000 1-12-97, Celia Eddy wrote:
>On Sun, 30 Nov 1997 16:01:38 +1100, you wrote:
>
>>COCA - Erythroloxylon Coca:  leaves used as stimulants by Peruvian Indians.
>>"The Treasury of Botany" - printed 1876.
>>Is that the plant???
>>THE SAME SOURCE; abbreviated
>>Erythroloxlon:
>>Numerous species, majority native to tropical S America & W Indies islands,
>>also Madagascar & Mauritius.  Mainly bushy shrubs, sometimes small trees.
>>Most interesting: E coca, most interesting of species, on account of it
>>being extensively cultivated.
>
>Wade Davis's ONE RIVER (UK ed 1997; probably 1996 in the US) is a
>fascinating and detailed account of the history of Western searches
>for Erythroloxylon spp and of their
>medicinal-cum-recreational-cum-religious uses by various Colombian
>native cultures. It gives a good 'feel' of what that part of S.
>America is like and of the beauty and variety of its plants. It's well
>worth reading by adventurous gardeners as well as by armchair
>travellers.
>Tim Longville
Thanks Celia Eddy
I 'll try and track it down. Do you know the publisher?
I enjoyed very much The Shaman's Apprentice and Sastun
Both  books set in the amazon and about fanatical plant/herb people


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