Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SALUTARY
good, salutary
(adjective) tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; “beneficial effects of a balanced diet”; “a good night’s sleep”; “the salutary influence of pure air”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
salutary (comparative more salutary, superlative most salutary)
Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.
Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with salutatory (“characteristic of a salutation or greeting”).
Synonyms
• healful
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"u*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. salutaris, from salus, -utis, health safety: cf. F. salutaire. See Salubrious.]
1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise.
2. Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose; beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design.
Syn.
– Wholesome; healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful; advantageous; profitable.
– Sal"u*ta*ri*ly, adv.
– Sal"u*ta*ri*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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