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Biological Activity Fetotoxic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
THEOBROMINE 100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE 100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 2 1, 104
Coffea arabica Coffee 2 25
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 1, 000
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 2 16, 500
Paullinia cupana Guarana 2 2, 900
Theobroma angustifolium Castarica; Emerald Cacao 2 1, 992
Theobroma bicolor Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste 2 27, 374
Theobroma cacao Cacao 2 53, 407