1884, Sigmand Frend, a famous Austrian psychologist, first recommended cocaine as a local anesthetic, a sexual stimulant and an antidepressant, and used it to treat delusions for a long time thereafter. He called it "magical matter".
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The chemical name of cocaine is benzyl germ alkali, which is extracted from coca plants. Cocaine is mostly white crystal, odorless, bitter and hemp. As early as the16th century, Spanish explorers noticed that South American aborigines chewed the leaves of coca plants to refresh themselves.
1855, German chemist Friedrich extracted anesthetic components from coca leaves for the first time, and named them Erythroxylon.
1859, Austrian chemist Albert Neiman refined a substance with higher purity and named it cocaine.
In 1980s, with the rise of functional drinks, more attention was paid to the unique fatigue relieving function of cocaine, but its side effects were still not low.
19 14 years, marked by the approval of the Harrison Act by the US Congress, most countries legally banned the sale and use of cocaine.
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