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Plant Theobroma cacao (Sterculiaceae)

Common Names
Cacao
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
THEOPHYLLINE 36 Seed 0.0 4739.0 1.73 Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE 36 Testa 130.0 257.0 1.06 Duke, 1992 *
THEOSTEROL 1 Testa not available not available not available 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.
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 1.8 4.2 -0.14 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
THIAMIN 31 Seed 1.0 3.0 -0.86 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Seed not available 1400.0 -1.51 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TRIGONELLINE 15 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.
TRYPTAMINE 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYRAMINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYRAMINE 11 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Seed not available 5700.0 -0.47 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
VALERIANIC-ACID 1 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.
VALERIC-ACID 9 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.
VALINE 3 Seed not available 5700.0 -0.78 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERBASCOSE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERBASCOTETROSE 0 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.
VITEXIN 18 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
WATER 0 Fruit not available 580000.0 -0.83 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
WATER 0 Seed not available 36000.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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 *