Methylxantine and TCM

[Guest guest]

I want to thank Dr. Damsky of Australia and all my other friends who

described their ewxperiences with coffee. I am addicted to coffee and

am withdrawing with the assistance of a good acupuncturist. The

acupuncturist suggested that I try alternatives to coffee: camelia

sinensis, ilex (Yerbe Mate), cola nitida (Cola Nut), paulinia

cupana(Guarana) and theobroma cacao (Choclate). I surfed through the

internet and did not find any satisfying literature about these from a

TCM perspective, and that is what I want. Can anyone kindly provide

any TCM literature on these popular sources of methylxanthine:ADVISE.