Product Name: Cocoa Extract
Plant Source: Indus Branch cocoa plant cocoa Theobroma cacao L. nuts.
Chemical composition: theobromine
Appearance: brown powder
Pharmacological effects:
1, as a high-performance antioxidants: added to candy, beverages, ice cream, chocolate, etc.,
to prevent the oxidation of active ingredients to ensure product quality;
2, inhibition of low-density lipoprotein conversion: the effective inhibition of cholesterol formation;
3, the role of the prevention of dental caries: used in chewing gum, toothpaste and so on;
4, the elimination of bad breath: the effective inhibition of human halitosis produced in saliva ingredients,
inhibition of fish stench volatilization;
5, whitening, weight loss: inhibition of the role of tyrosinase, reducing melanin deposition; inhibit the formation
of fat in the liver and promote fat oxidation, to achieve weight loss results;
6, inhibition of tumor;
7, lowering blood pressure: inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme, to prevent vasoconstriction,
inhibition of blood pressure rise, known as "natural antihypertensive drugs."
Application: mainly used as a diuretic for the treatment of chronic kidney disease and heart disease in patients
with edema and coronary artery dilatation, but the role is weak, rarely used alone, mostly with other drugs,
such as compound theophylline tablets, and Sodium salicylate can be made of diuretics, with the addition of
chlorhexyl ketone pentoxifylline made. In addition theobromine also has the role of antitussive.
Product Memo:
Cocoa (cacao, also known as cocoa.) One of the world's three major beverage plants (the other two for the coffee, tea),
native to tropical America, do beverages and chocolate candy, nutritious, mellow and incense.
Release:
Native to the Amazon River in South America, the upper reaches of the tropical rain forest, mainly in the equator north-south
latitude 10 ° within a narrow area. The main producing countries are Ghana, Brazil, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Dominica
and Malaysia. The main consumers are the United States, Germany, Russia, Britain, France, Japan and China. In 1922,
Taiwan Province of China introduced a successful trial, the main planting in mainland China is now in Hainan.