skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Coffee (Coffea arabica L.)

Family: Rubiaceae

Medicinal uses: Caffeine is a CNS stimulant and a diuretic; it is an ingredient of many pain reliever drugs.

Part used medicinally: Fruit (seed)

Native origin: Ethiopia

Coffea arabica L.

Coffea arabica L.

Photos: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago