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 |
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(-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
(-)-SALSOLINOL | 1 | Seed | 0.0 | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
1-BUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL | 5 | 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. |
3-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDYL-CYANIDIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
3-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDYL-CYANIDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
3-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDYL-CYANIDIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
3-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDYL-CYANIDIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
3-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDYL-CYANIDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
3-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDYL-CYANIDIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Seed | 1520.0 | 7100.0 | 1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALANINE | 3 | Seed | not available | 10400.0 | 0.05 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
ALKALOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 10000.0 | 0.06 | 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. |
ALKALOIDS | 0 | Seed | 30000.0 | 40000.0 | 1.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-SITOSTEROL | 0 | 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. |
ALPHA-THEOSTEROL | 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. |
AMYL-ACETATE | 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. |
AMYL-ALCOHOL | 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. |
AMYL-BUTYRATE | 3 | 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. |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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Secretogogue | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
Sedative | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
Sequestrant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Spasmogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Spermicide | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Stimulant | 3 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
Succinic-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
Succinoxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Sunscreen | 6 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Sweetener | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
Sympathomimetic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
Tachycardic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
Teratogenic | 5 | 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. |
Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |