DRUGS ACTING ON NERVOUS SYSTEM ( Herbal Drugs)

 DRUGS ACTING ON NERVOUS SYSTEM ( Herbal Drugs)

COFFEE SEED

Synonyms: - Coffee bean, coffee seed, Arabica coffee, Arabian coffee, Abyssinian coffee, Brazilian coffee.

Biological Source:-

It is the dried ripe seeds of Coffea arabica Linn, belonging to family Rubiaceae.

Chemical Constituents: - Coffee seed contains

·         caffeine,

·          tannin

Uses:-

·         used as a flavoring agent

·         used as a stimulant

·         nervine and diuretic

·         acting on CNS, kidneys, heart and muscles