Coffee

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Curacao, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Trinidad, China, Turkey, Latin America

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Analgesic, Anaphrodisiac, Anorexic

Science studied: ADENINE, ALLANTOIN, ARABINOSE, ARACHIDIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rubiaceae

Scientific name: Coffea arabica

Common names: Coffee, Arab kávé, Araba kofeo, Arabian coffee, Arabica Coffee, Arabica coffee, Arabian coffee, Coffee tree, Coffee,, Arabica-Kaffee, Arabica-koffie, Arabicakaffe, Arabicakaffee, Arabicakoffie, Arap Kahvesi, Bergkaffee, Cafeto, Cafeto arábigo, Caffè, Café arabica

POWO: 747038-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Curacao, Haiti, Elsewhere, Dominican Republic, Trinidad, China, Turkey, Latin America.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Analgesic
• Anaphrodisiac
• Anorexic
• Antidote
• Antidote(Atropine)
• Antidote(Opium)
• Asthma

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Curacao
• Haiti
• Elsewhere
• Dominican Republic
• Trinidad
• China
• Turkey
• Latin America

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Analgesic
• Anaphrodisiac
• Anorexic
• Antidote
• Antidote(Atropine)
• Antidote(Opium)
• Asthma
• Cardiotonic
• CNS stimulant
• Coffee
• Diuretic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Head) · Curacao · "
• Ache(Head) · Haiti · "
• Analgesic · Elsewhere · "
• Anaphrodisiac · Elsewhere · "
• Anorexic · Elsewhere · "
• Antidote · Elsewhere · "
• Antidote(Atropine) · Dominican Republic · "
• Antidote(Opium) · Haiti · "
• Asthma · Trinidad · "
• Asthma · Elsewhere · "
• Cardiotonic · China · "
• Cardiotonic · Haiti · "
• CNS stimulant · Turkey · "
• Coffee · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · Haiti · "
• Fever · Trinidad · "
• Fever · Elsewhere · "
• Flu · Trinidad · "
• Hypnotic · Dominican Republic · "
• Intellect · Turkey · "
• Jaundice · Trinidad · "
• Kidney · Elsewhere · "
• Nausea · Turkey · "

13 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Contrasting regulation of protein-coding genes and lncRNA homeologs in allotetraploid Coffea arabica. · 2026 source ↗
• Prussian blue nanoparticles delivery and internalization in Coffea arabica living protoplasts. · 2026 source ↗
• Effects of rainfall and temperature variabilities on coffee (Coffea arabica L.) productivity in eastern Ethiopia · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ADENINE
• ALLANTOIN
• ARABINOSE
• ARACHIDIC-ACID
• ASPARTIC-ACID
• ASH
• CAFESTOL
• CAFESTEROL
• CAFFEINE
• CAFFEOL
• CAFFETANNIC-ACID
• CAHWEOL
• CAPRINIC-ACID
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CARNAUBIC-ACID
• BETA-CAROTENE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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