Who Made the Drug Coke or Who Invented It?

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Cocaine is a processed derivative of a naturally occurring chemical found in the leaves of the coca family of plants, which are native to South America. The leaves have formed an important part of the culture of several Mesoamerican cultures for over a thousand years.

The specific alkaloid responsible was first isolated by German chemist Friedrich Gaedcke in 1855. Various other German chemists improved upon the isolation methods, and by 1879 the drug cocaine was starting to become an important medicinal compound due to its anaesthetic properties.

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