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3 Xanthine Alkaloids

Caffine, Theobromine, Theophyline

6 Things Xanthine Alkaloids do

Stimulate central nervous system


Increases heart rate


Increases blood pressure


Increases urine production


Dialates bronchioles in lungs


Promotes alertness/endurance

How much caffine is safe?

200-300mg per day

Caffine is possibly good for you. It reduces risk of what 3 diseases?

Parinsons, dementia, type II diabites

Coffee's native region

Ethiopia

Part of coffee plant used?

Seeds

7 places coffee is grown today

Brazil, Colombia, mexico, Ethiopia, Vietnam, indonesia, india

Coffee Arabica is what % of worlds coffee

70

Coffee arabica is grown where?

On mountains, 1000-2000 mi up

Coffee Canephora, or robusta has a _______ caffine content

Higher

Cofee Canephora is grown where?

lower elevation, 0-700 M

Europe coffee houses sprang up in paris in what year?

1645

London coffee houses sprang up when?

1650-1675

From tree to store (Coffee process)

1.Berries picked and seeds removed


2. Seeds fermented


3. Dried and shipped


4.Roasted @ 450 degrees F


5. Ground



What is the most expensive coffee?

Civet Coffee

In decaf coffee how much of the caffeine is removed?

97%

What is the caffeine taken out of decaf coffee used for?

Soft drinks

Instant coffee was invented when and by who?

1901, Japanese Americans

in 1907 instant coffee reached its peak at ______ of us consumption

1/3

Cacao (Theobroma Cacao) part of plant used

Seeds

Native region of Cacao

Centeral america and northern south america

#1 producer of cacao today?

West Africa, more specifically Ivory Coast.

From tree to store Cacao

1. Pods split open and seeds removed


2.Seeds "fermented"


3.Dried and shipped


4.Roasted at 256 degrees F


5. Cotyledons ground into oily paste


6. processed into bitter chocolate, caco butter, powdered Cocoa

Native region of Tea

China, India, myanmar

Where is tea grown today?

India, china, srilanka, indonesia

Oolong Tea is popular in

Southern China and Tiwan

Oolong tea has a ______ fermentation process

short

Type of caffeinated tea

Mate- from south american Holly

2 types of caffeine free tea

Red Tea- from south african legume


Herbal Tea- from variaty of plants

What % of cacao found in early 2000's was linked to plantations using child labor?

40%

Alcohol is formed by

the action of fungi on sugars from a variety of plants

What sugar is used commercially to form Alcohol?

Yeast genus Saccharomyces (sugar fungus)

Wine is produced from the fermentation of

fruit juice

Beer is produced from the fermentation of

grains/ starchy staples

Spirits are produced by the distillation of

wine or beer

Wine grape is native to

Eurasia

Wines are generally what % alcohol?

9-14%

What kills alcohol levels above 15% in wine?

Yeast

Fortified wines have a ______ alcohol content at _____%

Higher, 15-21%

Beer process

1.Starch is converted to sugar


2. Malting of grain creates enzymes that break starch into maltose

Typical grain used in brewing

Barley

Beer is flavored with

hops, female inflorecence of hop vines

Beer is averaged at _____% alcohol

5

Spirits are made by

distilling fermented product to increase alcohol content (40-50%)

Distilation is based on

lower boiling point of ethanol compared to water

Proof=

2x alcohol percent 80 proof= 40%

Brandy is

distilled wines aged in oak barrels after distilation

Whiskey is

distilled grain beers that are aged in chared oak barrels

Gin and vodka are

disstilled at @ high alcohol concentrations so nearly tasteless until flavored `

tequilla is from

juice of blue agave

what percent of all prescribed medicines in the U.S have active compounds from plants?

25%

Major Drug classes (3)

Alkaloids, steroids, glycosides

Nightshade famiy

mandrake, belladonna

Tropane alkaloid

depress the parasympathetic nervous system by competing with acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter)

pupil dialation

Atropine used to therapeutically dilate eyes

Solanaceae drugs

nicotine, capsaicin from red pepers

Foxglove

Treatment for congestive heart failure


can cure dropsy


digoxin and digitoxin from leaves

Salicin

glycoside from willow bark that reduces pain and fever

who developed asprin in 1899?

Bayer

Quinine

alkaloid from bark of cinchona that is a treatment for malaria (kills parasite and prevents initial infection)

Quinine history

started in south america, countess of spain got malaria, gave her the bark, claimed control of it.

Reserpine

alkaloid extracted from root of indian snakroot

What was used in mid 20th century to calm schizophrenics?

Reserpine

Ephedrine

alkaloid extracted from stems of ephedra

what is ephedrine popular for

energy booster and fat burner

Vinca Alkaloids extracted from

leaves of madagascar periwinkle


vinblastine and vincristine proved useful in treading what two diseases?

Hodgkins lymphoma and childhood lukemia

Pacific yew was originally extracted from

taxol in bark

Pacific Yew is used to treat

breast, ovarian, lung and other cancers

Synthetic taxol now comes from

needles of pacific yew

Ginkgo improves what?

circulation to brain, concentraition and memory

St. Johns wort treats

mild to moderate depression

Ginsing increases

energy and stimulates immune system

Echinacea

Stimulates immune system and is used as cold and flu preventative

Valerian comes from

roots of valerian

Valerian promotes

relaxation and sleep

Depressans

dull mental awarness, reduce physical performance, induce sleep

Stimulants

excite and enhance mental alertness and physical activity

Hallucinogins

produce changes in perception

Marijuana is a

mild hallucinogin

Marijuana is native to

central asia

Marijuana is extracted from

leaves and female flowers

Opium poppy alkaloids (3)

codine, morphine, heroin

Opium Poppy is native to

southern europe and western asia

Opium Poppy is extracted from

latex in developing fruits

Morphine reduces

pain

Codeine is ______ as strong as morphine

1/5th

Codeine is commonly combined with

acetaminophen or asprin for moderate pain relief

Codeine is a potent

cough suppresent thats midly euphoric and can be addictive

Heroin is a semi synthetic derivitive of

morphine

In the late 1800's herion was sold

over the counter

Coca is an alkaloid of

cocaine

coca is natvie to

andes of south america

coca is extracted from

leaves

Most illegal poppies are grown in

afghanistan, pakistan, iran, loas colombia

Which drug is linked to swiss lake dwellers?

opium poppies

Tobacco is native to

central america

Peyote is an alkaloid of

mescaline

peyote is native to

chihuahuan desert of texas and mexico

what part of the peyote is eaten?

stem

kava is native to

islands of south pacific

kava is a

ceremonia and social drink of pacific islanders

kava was popular in the us and europe in the 1990s as

relaxation and to treat anziety

Morning Glory alkaloids

lysergic acid derivatives

Poison Hemlock (what is it, alkaloid, use)

Herbaceous weed


alkaloid- coniine


used to make tea that killed socrates

Poison Hemlock native region

Eurasia but now found in US

Wild parsnip (What is it, what does it do)

Herbaceous weed, photosensitizes skin so when you come in contact with it and then with the sun it causes burns/blisters

Castor bean is a __________ native to _____ long cultivated for its _______

Large herb, africa, oil

The protien ricin is extracted from the ________ of castor bean

seeds

Lethal dose of Castor bean

less than 1mg

Milkweed is a

herbaceous weed with milky sap

milkweed is fed on

by larva of monarch butterfly

Apricot and apple seeds release

cyanide in cells which inhibits resperation

Dumbcane is a

house plant

dumbcane contains

calcium oxalate crystals

Crystals of dumbcane do what?

get stuck in throat and mouth causing burning/swelling

Wood nettle is a native herb of

moist shady woods

Stinging hairs on woodnettle stem and leavesiject

histamine like irritant

Wood nettle causes



burning stinging sensation that lasts for about 20 minutes followed by itching

spring allergies come from

trees

summer allergies come from

gasses

fall allergies come from

ragweed

Plant poisons used as insecatcides


1.pyrethrin


2. rotenone


3. nicotine


Come from

1. chrysanthemum

2.tropical legume


3.tobacco