Botanical name: Coffea arabica
Naturally present as an alkaloid in tea and coffee shrubs, caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant believed to function as an antagonist for adenosine receptors on neurons. Its solubility in hot water enables extraction from brewed coffee grounds or tea leaves.
Medicinal Uses:
- Weight loss
- Alertness
- Sports performance
- Brain function
- Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
- Memory
- Liver and colon
- Eyelid spasm
- Cataracts
- Skin cancer
- Kidney stones
- Mouth, throat, and other cancers
- Stroke
- Type 2 diabetes
