Erowid Coffea arabica Vault

coffee

Take this survey out of University of East London,
which attempts to understand the inner experiences of
people with lasting perceptual changes from use of
psychoactive drugs, (diagnosed or not). It investigates
factors that could create distress or effect quality of life.

Coffee

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION

Family :

Rubiaceae

Genus :

Coffea

Species :

arabica; canephora

COMMON NAMES

Coffee; Java; Joe

EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION

Stimulant

DESCRIPTION

Coffea arabica is a large bush whose beans contain caffeine, theophylline and theobromine. The beans are dried, roasted and ground, and then extracted with water to produce coffee. Coffee is one of the most common psychoactive drinks in the world and has a long history of human use.