title: Phytochemical overview and medicinal importance of Coffea species from the past until now.
abstract: Coffea (coffee) species are grown in almost all countries along the Equator. Many members of the genus have a large production history and an important role both in the global market and researches. Seeds (Coffeae semen) are successfully used in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries due to its caffeine and high polyphenol content. Nowadays, the three best-known coffee species are Arabic (Coffea arabica L.), Robusta (Coffea robusta L. Linden), and Liberian coffees (Coffea liberica Hiern.). Even though, many records are available on coffee in scientific literature, wild coffee species like Bengal coffee (Coffea benghalensis Roxb. Ex Schult.) could offer many new opportunities and challenges for phytochemical and medical studies. In this comprehensive summary, we focused on the ethnomedicinal, phytochemical, and medical significance of coffee species up to the present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pécs, Rókus 2, Pécs, Hungary. Electronic address: eva.patay@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Éva Brigitta
authors.initials: ÉB
authors.lastname: Patay
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pécs, Rókus 2, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Tímea
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bencsik
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pécs, Rókus 2, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Nóra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papp
keywords: Caffeine; Medicinal importance; Phytochemistry; Polyphenols