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I think that the cocaine was the origin of its medical debut.
by foxyv 9mo ago
I think that the cocaine was the origin of its medical debut.
- riffraff 9mo agoCola nut also contains caffeine, so quite an energy drink between the two.
- colechristensen 9mo agoIt was a reformulation from a popular drink where wine was infused with coca leaves and kola nuts, popular with Pope Leo XIII who appeared on poster advertisements for it. (and many others) Georgia passed prohibition and coca-cola was an invention to replace the now banned beverages.
- fiftyacorn 9mo agoIs that tonic wine? Like buckfast?
- colechristensen 9mo agoSame kind of thing as Buckfast, long out of production but somebody tried to revive it a decade ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Mariani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Mariani https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mariani_pope.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mariani_pope.jpg