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

Common Names
Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste

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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 4310.0 4555.0 -0.21 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 210.0 1010.0 -0.22 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 -0.34 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Fruit 7000.0 89060.0 0.84 *
ASH 0 Seed 33000.0 41725.0 -0.19 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 1.9 9.0 -0.13 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.0 -0.43 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAFFEINE 62 Fruit 158.0 184.0 *
CAFFEINE 62 Petiole 72.0 138.0 -0.27 *
CAFFEINE 62 Seed 110.0 147.0 -1.00 *
CAFFEINE 62 Testa 192.0 235.0 -0.36 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 158.0 184.0 -0.85 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 650.0 675.0 -0.64 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Fruit 2900.0 36900.0 -0.36 *
FAT 0 Seed 342300.0 562000.0 1.56 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 8300.0 105600.0 -0.34 *
FIBER 15 Seed 26000.0 244640.0 0.87 *
IRON 6 Fruit 7.0 34.0 -0.39 *
IRON 6 Seed 34.0 35.0 -0.54 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
JAF38:1504TES 0 Seed 219000.0 391250.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 3 *
Antihistaminic 3 *
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 *
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 3 *
Antihypotensive 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 *
Antilithic 1 *