Step into the intriguing world of Vin Mariani, a tonic created by French chemist Angelo Mariani in the 1860s.
In the 19th century one French chemist had a bright idea mix wine with cocoa leaves and call it a health tonic voila Vin Mariani was born Angelo Mariani was so inspired by Paulo mana’s paper on kok’s effects that he decided to turn bordo wine into a cocaine infused Elixir
The ethanol in the wine acted as a solvent extracting cocaine from the coca leaves this healthy tonic contained a whopping 6 Mig of cocaine per fluid ounce Mariani marketed his concoction as a cure all claiming it could restore health strength and vitality it was even endorsed by Pope Leo the 13th and later
Pope Pas I 10th Thomas Edison swore it helped him stay awake longer ulyses S Grant enjoyed it while writing his Memoirs and even the French prime minister jeul meline couldn’t resist despite being anti-alcohol
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This video has ruined my night
Back when the world was fun
Let's bring it back!!
Everyone in the 19th century thought if it made you feel good, then obviously it’s good for you
Drinking this for a lifetime will make it a shorter one for sure 😂
>French
>Angelo Mariani
Sounds like a great way to lose weight.
Ahhh… The good ol' days.
That’s an absolutely microscopic amount of cocaine