This review illustrates the distribution of tropane alkaloids within the families Solanaceae,
Erythroxylaceae, Proteaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Convolvulaceae and …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews tropane alkaloids and focuses in the areas of
occurrence and synthesis. The tropane alkaloids are a structurally well-defined group of …

Plants produce a huge array of natural products (secondary metabolites). These compounds
have important ecological functions, providing protection against attack by herbivores and …

Coca leaf products are an integral part of the lives of the Andean peoples from both a
cultural and traditional medicine perspective. Coca is also the whole plant from which …

Plants produce an enormous variety of natural products with highly diverse structures. These
products are commonly termed “secondary metabolites” in contrast to the “primary …

The genus Erythroxylum contains species used by indigenous people of South America long
before the domestication of plants. Two species, E. coca and E. novogranatense, have been …

Healing should be understood as a process, comprised of stages to which are ascribed
different meanings and for which the outcomes expected at each stage of prevention and …

Despite the long history of cocaine use among humans and its social and economic
significance today, little information is available about the biochemical and molecular …

Of all the botanical wonders discovered in the New World by the first European explorers,
few can compare with the coca plant for its fascinating history, its remarkable medicinal …

Although cocaine has a fascinating and complex medicinal history in man, its natural
function in plants is unknown. The present studies demonstrate that cocaine exerts …