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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Theobroma angustifolium (Sterculiaceae)

Common Names
Castarica; Emerald Cacao

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 19735.0 51955.0 4.43 *
ASH 0 Seed 18200.0 44600.0 -0.10 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed 6835.0 17995.0 1.01 *
CAFFEINE 62 Petiole 80.0 82.0 -1.07 *
CAFFEINE 62 Seed 35.0 57.0 -1.00 *
CAFFEINE 62 Testa 38.0 52.0 -1.01 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 141500.0 554542.0 0.12 *
FAT 0 Seed 174800.0 460200.0 1.03 *
FIBER 15 Seed 113000.0 217000.0 0.65 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 8965.0 23600.0 -0.72 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 86825.0 228580.0 0.90 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 8740.0 23000.0 -0.23 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 55500.0 105000.0 -1.15 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 43700.0 115050.0 1.93 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Petiole 30.0 32.0 -1.23 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Seed 330.0 368.0 -0.47 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Testa 294.0 332.0 -1.35 *
THEOPHYLLINE 36 Petiole 47.0 52.0 -1.31 *
THEOPHYLLINE 36 Seed 84.0 96.0 -0.76 *
THEOPHYLLINE 36 Testa 113.0 116.0 -1.34 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Bronchodilator 2 Merck 11th Edition
cAMP-Inhibitor 2 Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133.
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 4 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Cardioprotective 1 *
Cardiotonic 2 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cardiovascular 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Catabolic 1 Abstract (See species file)
cGMP-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cGMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Choleretic 3 *
CNS-Stimulant 3 *
Comedolytic 1 *
Coronary-Dilator 1 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Cosmetic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermatitigenic 1 *
Diuretic 4 *
Emetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Energizer 1 *