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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAFFEINE | 62 | Testa | 130.0 | 723.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 1300.0 | 3095.0 | -0.18 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 800.0 | 1100.0 | -0.56 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Sprout Seedling | 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. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 343000.0 | 816665.0 | 0.18 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 347000.0 | 445000.0 | -0.31 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CATALASE | 1 | 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. |
| CATECHIN-TANNINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHINS | 1 | Seed | 30000.0 | 40000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHOL | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| CELLULASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 90000.0 | -0.24 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CHLORIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | 120.0 | -0.66 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Oil | 0.0 | 2800.0 | 1.00 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOERIOL-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Seed | 4500.0 | 7500.0 | 0.01 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 10 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Peroxynitrite-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytoalexin | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Pigment | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Piscicide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Preservative | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Priapistic | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Progesteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Proliferant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |