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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PURINE | 0 | Seed | 30000.0 | 40000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PYRIDOXINE | 43 | Seed | not available | 1.0 | -1.15 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RAFFINASE | 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. |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | 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. |
| REDUCTASE | 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. |
| RHAMNOSE | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 1.6 | 3.8 | -0.26 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.18 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTOSIDE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SACCHAROSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALSOLINOL | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 8800.0 | -0.34 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SEROTONIN | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SEROTONIN | 26 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiautistic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibiotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibradiquinic | 1 | Fitoterapia No.61: 277, 1990. |
| Antibradyarrhythmic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antibronchitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibrucellosic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Anticalculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Kidney) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Prostate) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |