Coffee contains an ingredient called caffeine, which makes the drink stimulating. A shepherd first discovered the coffee beans stimulating effect by observing how his goats became energetic and began hopping around when they ate the leaves and fruits of the coffee tree. He tried the fruits himself and discovered that he felt happier, more alert and with more vivacity than before. A monk of the region, which is present day Ethiopia, began to use an infusion of fruits to keep him awake during his prayers.
News of the effect of drinking coffee soon spread. By the 16th century, coffee was being used in the east, with the beans being toasted in Persia. Many people felt that the coffee was bad, and that the effects of the drink were against the laws of the Prophet Mohamed. The drink soon got around these obstacles and even Arabian doctors were prescribing the drink to help with digestion, cheer for the spirit and to stay awake.
In Arabia, a new infusion of the coffee received the name of Kahwah or Cahue, which means force. This new infusion became the classification Arabian Coffee.
In 1675, the coffee was taken to Turkey and Italy, but because the coffee came...