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Plant Theobroma speciosum (Sterculiaceae)

Common Names
Macambo
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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 90.0 230.0 -0.27 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
ASH 0 Fruit 15000.0 38460.0 -0.47 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 190.0 485.0 -0.78 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 422000.0 844000.0 0.33 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
FAT 0 Fruit 92000.0 235900.0 1.16 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
FIBER 15 Fruit 182000.0 466665.0 3.07 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
IRON 6 Fruit 17.0 45.0 -0.35 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 1760.0 4515.0 1.30 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
NIACIN 39 Fruit 12.0 30.0 -0.41 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 1650.0 4230.0 0.31 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 67000.0 171750.0 0.83 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 10.0 27.0 4.71 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 9.0 25.0 2.52 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
WATER 0 Fruit not available 610000.0 -0.70 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *