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In the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Haiti & the Dominican Republic, coffee is typically grown at altitudes ranging from 1000 to 3500 ft. The darker the roast the less caffeine it will have. The amount of caffeine in coffee is dependent of the amount of roast it has been subjected to. The leaves of the coffee trees contain the most caffeine and has been used for infusions. It has several medicinal attributes, among these, the suppression of asthma attacks, treatment of heart disease, ascites, pleuritic disorders, it is a powerful diuretic, a mild laxative and popularly used today, for inebriety. However, when coffee reached Europe in the beginning of the 17th century, it was called the "Wine of Arabia", for the exhilarating sensation that it produced in whomever consumed it. But it has also been said that the word originated from Caffa, a province of Abyssinia. It has been said, that the word coffee, "café", in Spanish, derived from the word "qahwa", which means wine. Nonetheless, coffee cultivation and production has survived and is heavily treasured by many. Eventually, Puerto Rico developed into one of the worlds most important producers of fine coffee, a status which it lost, after the devastation of its coffee crop by several major hurricanes. It soon became a major export produce to Europe, and one of the most important cash crops on the island. Shortly thereafter, in 1736, it was brought into the island of Puerto Rico, because of the ideal geographical location, soil conditions, mountainous terrain and unique soil conditions favorable for growing coffee. It is said, to be the primary source of most if not all of today's Arabica bean coffee trees in the New World. Coffee was introduced to the "New World" in 1723 to the Caribbean Island of Martinique by a Frenchman.