[net.med] To Steve Dyer re: Herbal Speed

trb@drutx.UUCP (BuckleyTR) (04/08/85)

Steve - I tried sending this by reply mail, but it burped.  My
apologies to the rest - Tom Buckley.
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To: ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!bbnccv!sdyer
Subject: Re: Herbal Speed

Steve, I have been taking gurana on and off for a couple of years.
I also drink a lot of coffee from time to time.  The 'high' I get
from each of them is as different as night and day.  

I've heard all along that gurana is nothing but caffiene.  Others
have said that the properties of gurana depend upon whether it is
processed or raw.

My question is, if gurana is caffiene, why isn't the buzz the same
as coffee?  My 'high' from gurana  is a subtle energy lift that
does nothing to my nerves, and even makes me more mentally
alert, at least more able to concentrate when reading.  Coffee does
just the opposite.

Anyway, can you enlighten me?

Tom Buckley
AT&T Information Systems
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(303) 538-3442