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| legal = Unrestricted (food) | | legal = Unrestricted (food) | ||
| mechanism = Caffeine is a non-selective adenosine A1/A2A receptor antagonist; also weak PDE inhibition. Beans contain theobromine (3,7-DMX) and theophylline (1,3-DMX) in smaller amounts. | | mechanism = Caffeine is a non-selective adenosine A1/A2A receptor antagonist; also weak PDE inhibition. Beans contain theobromine (3,7-DMX) and theophylline (1,3-DMX) in smaller amounts. | ||
| intro = Coffee is the seed of the ''Coffea'' genus (Rubiaceae | | intro = Coffee is the seed of the ''Coffea'' genus (Rubiaceae, the same family as ''Cinchona''/quinine and DMT-bearing ''Psychotria viridis''). ''C. arabica'' (0.6–1.6% caffeine) is a tetraploid cultigen originating in the Ethiopian highlands; ''C. canephora'' (robusta, 1.2–3.2% caffeine) has more caffeine and less flavor. First popularized in Yemen by Sufi monks for sustaining night-long prayer. | ||
| seealso = [[Tea]], [[Chocolate]], [[Caffeine]] | | seealso = [[Tea]], [[Chocolate]], [[Caffeine]] | ||
| references = <references/> | | references = <references/> | ||