In reality it was way before this period that people were aware of the effects, this is because people were aware of the stimulating effects of coffee ever before the reason behind these stimulating effects were known. Chinese people were reputed to have taken advantage of the caffeine content found in tea as far back as 2700 BC .Coffee was available in South Africa in the 6th Century AD, civilizations in pre-Colombian South Africa were known to have drank both coffee and chocolate and both these products are widely known for their caffeine content.
Since caffeine has been around for as long as we can remember and even before then, it is rather difficult to pinpoint precise details about the history of caffeine. Different stories abound about the ancient uses of caffeine and one popular one is about a goat herder who discovered the stimulating effects of caffeine after his herd of goats had eaten a crop of coffee beans. He tried the beans and he reportedly experienced the effects himself. The veracity of this story however, is probably rather suspect.
Caffeinated soft drinks instantly became all the rage and even those
who were happy enough receiving their stimulant via coffee picked up the
occasional sugary drink. What made this a true turning point in the
history of caffeine, however, is that for the first time children began
ingesting it. In fact, large numbers of children started getting the
rush of caffeine and the health risks associated with this is still
being debated today as the soft drink industry continues to thrive.
At the end of the 20th century, caffeine sort of became the most
popular legal drug in the world and it is used in one form or the other
in different countries. For most of history, the story of caffeine has
been the history of coffee but this has changed in recent times as
caffeine is now found in tea, soft drinks and a multitude of other
products as well.
Yes,
for most of the history of caffeine, it was inextricably tied to coffee
and tea. They made perfect delivery systems for the drug. Unless, of
course, you didn’t much care, or couldn’t afford, coffee or tea.
Although the first espresso machine appeared almost in conjunction with
Runge’s discovery, it wouldn’t be until the 1880s that a method for
delivering caffeine into a beverage artificially was discovered. July 20, 2010 by Darren "DWilly" Williger
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