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Coffea arabica

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Coffee is a globose, evergreen plant. It is usually found as a compact shrub. It grows upto 1.5 - 3 metres tall. The bole can become up to 8cm in diameter.

Uses

Headache, Migraine, Asthma, Atropine poisoning, Fever, Flu, Headache, Jaundice, Malaria, Narcosis, Nephrosis.

Parts Used

Fruits, Seeds, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bunna
Hindi Kafi
Malayalam Kappi
Tamil Kappi
Telugu
Marathi Kaphe
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Rajapiluh
English Mountain coffee, Arabica coffee


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Air layering

How to plant/cultivate

In equatorial regions, the plant can be grown at elevations from 1,300 to 2,800 metres, with 1,500 - 1,900 metres being most common.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Humid forests.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation

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