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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |