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Common Names
Cacao
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 500.0 | 5000.0 | 0.54 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 3600.0 | 5571.0 | 0.06 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 10.0 | 530.0 | -1.51 | Phytate in Food. Harland & Oberleas. Wld. Rev. Nutr. Diet, 52: 235-259. |
| PLANTEOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYGALACTURONATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYHYDROXYPHENOLS | 0 | Seed | 20000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| POLYPHENOL-OXIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| POLYPHENOLS | 30 | Seed | 78000.0 | 100000.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PROANTHOCYANIDINS | 34 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 7200.0 | -0.81 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PROPIONIC-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. |
| PROPYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROPYL-ACETATE | 0 | 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. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 12000.0 | 28570.0 | -1.08 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 100000.0 | 180000.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEINASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | 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. |
| PURINE | 0 | Root | not available | 14000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 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 * |