Power drugs permeate our modern everyday life; however, their use is a culturally ancient human phenomenon. Ephedrine, for example — today a widely used doping agent in sport — has been in use for more than 5,000 years. Rather than the limited ritual or medicinal uses in ancient cultures, stimulants in our competition-driven society are used primarily to boost daily performance in all areas of life. They make you faster, better, more effective!
For Spektrum 1-2010 (February) we are able, with our second issue, to present again well-known authors on the topical subject of “power drugs”. Andreas Richter, Anne Schadde, Jürgen Becker, Willy Neuhold, Norbert Enders, Peter Tuminello, Bernd Schuster, Sunil Anand, Dorothea Weihe, Massimo Mangialavori and others will contribute their experiences as homeopaths. Our readers will thus find articles on Coffea cruda and tosta, guarana, kola, thea, cacao and chocolate, mate, ephedra, coca, damiana and the Piperaceae, as well as — outside the typical stimulants — tabacum.
