BOT 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Coffea Canephora, Coffea Arabica, Rheumatoid Arthritis
30 Mar 2016
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Structurally similar to adenosine, a chemical found in the brain that leads to sedaion. Cafeine and adenosine compete for receptors in the brain. Within 15 minutes of consuming cofee/ tea, cafeine reaches peak levels in the bloodstream. It takes 2. 5 to 6 hours for the cafeine efect to ear of. Enhances pain relieving efects of aspirin and acetaminophen. Cofee beans fruit is commonly referred to as a cherry but the accurate botanical descripion is an. African tribes crushed the ripe berries, mixed them with animal fat into round balls which they consumed as a staple food. Cofee as a beverage was irst enjoyed as a wine. Arab cultures learned to boil cofee and it became a hot drink circa 1200 ad. Otoman turks maintained a monopoly and prevented seed smuggling by boiling cofee seeds to destroy their capacity to germinate. In 1690 a dutch trader stole a plant which was then propagated and taken to the east.
