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As everything began...

The attempt of humans its physical efficiency by income of certain materials to increase, is to be retraced very far in history. In the different mythologies by an increased combat capability by the income by charm watering places and miracle drugs one reports. Preferential raw materials were herbs, mushrooms in addition, animal substances, like bull blood and bull testicle. The origin of the word Doping decreases/goes back to a Kafferndialekt spoken in Africa (southeastAfrican dialect). The designation " dope " applied to a high-per cent brewed liquor, which should stimmulieren the natives with their rituals and cult actions. 1889 were described Doping the first time in a dictionary. First the Dopingbegriff referred exclusive to the animal area (particularly in the horse port with Dopingsubstanzen one operated). By following application with humans it came into the general linguistic usage.




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
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