Monday, January 22, 2024

📩 Coffea arabica

Traditional Herbs from Coffea arabica

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  • Wash 15 g of young coffee leaves and eat them as fresh vegetables or anointing.

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  • Take 1 tablespoon of Arabica coffee and 1-2 teaspoons of coconut oil.
  • Mix the two ingredients until evenly.
  • Apply under the eyes.
  • Leave for 10-12 minutes. Rinse with clean water. Do it 3-4 times every week.

What is Coffea arabica Looks like??


Parts of Coffea arabica that could be used

  • Leaves
  • Seeds
  • Fruit

Coffea arabica Distribution

Arabica coffee originates from the southern and western highlands of Ethiopia. Spread through Yemen, India, and Sri Lanka. This is the first coffee species discovered. Arabica coffee has a fragrant aroma like fruit or flowers. Coffee is beneficial for health, including increasing stamina, preventing cancer, and for healthy skin. Coffee is a source of antioxidants. Inhaling the aroma of coffee is equivalent to the antioxidants of 3 oranges.
Agroecology of Coffea arabica
Grows in the highlands 1,000 m above sea level, temperature 18-22 °C. Rainfall for Arabica coffee cultivation is 1,750-3,000 mm/year, soil slope is less than 30%, soil pH is 5.5-6.5, effective soil depth is more than 100 cm and good sunlight penetration.
Morphology of Coffea arabica
  • Tap root, has lateral roots, about 100 cm long from the ground surface.
  • Cylindrical stem, upright, many branches. 2 types of branches (vertical and horizontal branches), skin color gray, thin. Fractured and rough when old. or ellipsoid, green (young fruit), bright red (ripe fruit).
  • The seeds are slightly elongated, the convex area is not too high, they are more luminous, the tip of the seed is shiny, and the middle gap on the flat part is curved.

Cultivation of Coffea arabica
Generative propagation via seeds, or vegetatively (grafting).

Coffea arabica, more details :

Chemical Content of Coffea arabica
Alkaloids, mallic acid, mannite, gallic acid, polyphenols (caffeine, chlorogenic acid, tannin, ferulic acid), flavonoids, terpenoids, saponins, coumarins, quinones.
Benefits of Coffea arabica
Able to suppress the growth of cancer cells, increase stamina, reduce the risk of diabetes, reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, prevent heart attacks, relieve stomach ache and diarrhea, freshen the body, overcome panda eyes.
Simplisia of Coffea arabica
  • Wash fresh Arabica coffee leaves using running water.
  • Dry in the oven at 50\u00b0C.
  • Simplisia drying results are considered good if the water content is below 10%.
  • Blend the dried leaves until they become powder then sift with a 20 mesh sieve.
  • Store in a clean, airtight container

Another Facts for Coffea arabica :
Synonym of Coffea arabica
Coffea bourbonica Pharm. ex Wehmer, Coffea corymbulosa Bertol., Coffea laurifolia Salisb.
Habitus of Coffea arabica
Bush. Annual shrub, reaching 1.5-5 m in height
Habitat of Coffea arabica
  • Mountains

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