Sertraline should not be taken with or within two weeks of taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). These include phenelzine (NardilÂ®), tranylcypromine (ParnateÂ®), isocarboxazid (MarplanÂ®), rasagiline (AzilectÂ®), and selegiline (EmsamÂ®).
Pure caffeine is a white, tasteless substance that makes up as much as 5% of. the weight of tea leaves. By structure, caffeine is closely related to the purine bases, guanine and adenine, found in deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA).
As with other plants producing caffeine, the high concentration of caffeine is a defensive toxin that repels herbivores from the berry and its seeds. The guarana fruit's colour ranges from brown to red and contains black seeds which are partly covered by white arils. The colour contrast when the fruit has been split open has been likened to eyeballs; which has formed the basis of an origin myth among the SaterÃ©-MawÃ© people.