Early restorative Uses of Coffee

Coffee is one of the most favorite drinks in the world, but it wasn't all the time that way. It held a mystic and spiritual point among many cultures.

Initially, coffee was drunk primarily as part of religious ceremonies or up the guidance of a doctor. Once the treatment men realized coffee's potential beneficial effects, they started prescribing it more and more. Coffee was used to treat a great whole of diseases together with gout, kidney stones, measles, smallpox, and coughs. A 17th century document on coffee quotes the work of permissible Alpinus, a medieval botanist. In one of his books, where he writes about the medicines of Egypt, Alpinus mentions "It is an perfect remedy against the stoppage of women's courses, and they make often use thereof, when they don't flow so fast as they desire... It is a quick and inevitable remedy for those women who not having their courses are troubled with violent pains" He continues by describing how coffee was made.

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Clearly, Alpinus wasn't the last to praise coffee for its restorative properties. Even contemporary science has proven that coffee helps treat a whole of diseases, primarily because of the anti-oxidants coffee contains. contemporary doctors probably won't agree with Alpinus's views on "women's courses", but it still proves the restorative properties of coffee, not to mention the wisdom and sophistication of early scientists and philosophers.

As far as its work on on blood, the caffeine in coffee affects blog vessels differently. While it dilates the coronary and gastrointestinal vessels, it constricts blood vessels in your head. This corollary may help ease headaches. Despite its restorative properties, immoderate caffeine isn't good for population with heart problems as the caffeine may speed up the heartbeat.

Regardless, both contemporary and medieval science recognize the health benefits of coffee.

Early restorative Uses of Coffee