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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAFFEINE | 62 | Testa | 130.0 | 723.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 1300.0 | 3095.0 | -0.18 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 800.0 | 1100.0 | -0.56 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Sprout Seedling | 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. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 343000.0 | 816665.0 | 0.18 | J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995 |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 347000.0 | 445000.0 | -0.31 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CATALASE | 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. |
| CATECHIN-TANNINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHINS | 1 | Seed | 30000.0 | 40000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHOL | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| CELLULASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 90000.0 | -0.24 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CHLORIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | 120.0 | -0.66 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Oil | 0.0 | 2800.0 | 1.00 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOERIOL-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Seed | 4500.0 | 7500.0 | 0.01 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antielastase | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiemetic | 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. |
| Antiemphysemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiendotoxic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Antienteritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antierythemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesherichic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiestrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiexudative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifatigue | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antifeedant | 9 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |