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Common Names
Cacao
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THEOPHYLLINE | 36 | Seed | 0.0 | 4739.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THEOPHYLLINE | 36 | Testa | 130.0 | 257.0 | 1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THEOSTEROL | 1 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 1.8 | 4.2 | -0.14 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 1.0 | 3.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 1400.0 | -1.51 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TRIGONELLINE | 15 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| TRYPTAMINE | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYRAMINE | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYRAMINE | 11 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | not available | 5700.0 | -0.47 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| VALERIANIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| VALERIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | not available | 5700.0 | -0.78 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERBASCOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERBASCOTETROSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| VITEXIN | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 580000.0 | -0.83 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | not available | 36000.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-1-alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interleukin-6-mRNA-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 4 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lipoxygenase-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 12 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |