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Plant Theobroma cacao (Sterculiaceae)

Common Names
Cacao
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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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.
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List of plant activities.
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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 *