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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STACHYOSE | 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. |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | 50000.0 | 90000.0 | -0.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Hb | not available | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 111300.0 | 215450.0 | 4.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARODIOLEIN | 0 | 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. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Seed | 18000.0 | 37000.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGARS | 0 | Seed | 20000.0 | 40000.0 | -0.41 | 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. |
| SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| TANNINS | 0 | Seed | not available | 75400.0 | 0.47 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| THEOBROMINE | 21 | Petiole | 174.0 | 223.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THEOBROMINE | 21 | Seed | 10000.0 | 35000.0 | 2.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THEOBROMINE | 21 | Testa | 936.0 | 13000.0 | 1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THEOPHYLLINE | 36 | Petiole | 58.0 | 188.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THEOPHYLLINE | 36 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| UV-Screen | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoactive | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Vasoconstrictor | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasodilator | 16 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Vasopressor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |