Steinmetz:Coffea

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Coffea arabica (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rubiaceae
English Names
  • Coffee shrub
Natural Habitat
  • Abyssinia
  • Arabia
  • cultivated in tropical countries
  • mainly Brazil
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Coffeae
  • Folia Coffeae
Constituent(s)
  • caffeine
  • volatile oil
  • wax
  • gum
  • sugar
  • trigonellin
  • legumin
  • glucose
  • adenine
  • xanthine
  • hypoxanthine
  • guanosine
  • proteids
  • coffeo-tannic acid
  • salt
Action
  • anti-narcotic
  • anti-emetic
  • diuretic
  • brain-stimulant
  • heart-stimulant; well-known beverage. The leaves contain even more caffeine than the berries and in Malaya an infusion of the roasted leaf is often preferred by the natives
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