Plant Details

Accepted name:: Theobroma cacao L. [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cacao	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cacao butter	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
cacao semen	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
cacao testes	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
cacao tree	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
cacaoeiro	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cacaotero	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cacaotier	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cacaoyer	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cacau	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
cacoa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
calabacillo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chocolate	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
chocolate nut	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
chocolate tree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
coco	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cocoa	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) ISO Catalogue (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cocoa bean	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cocoa beans	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
cocoa butter	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
cocoa tree	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cocoa-tree	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
coklat	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
echter kakaobaum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
forastero	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gábu	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
kakao	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
kakaopflanze	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kakaosamen	Other	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
kakaoschalen	Other	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
kakay	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
kakua	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
kho kho	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kokko	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koko	Other	Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
kokobeejada gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kokoe	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kokowa	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kona maram	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kuk	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
kě kě shù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
nicaraguan cocoa shade	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
oleum cacao	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
pokok choklat	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pokok coklat	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pokok koko	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
qiǎo kè lì jiān guǒ shù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
the cacao	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
theobroma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
theobroma oil	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
árbol del cacao	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
‫كاكاو‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
カカオ脂	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
可可树	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
巧克力坚果树	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seeds	solid fat	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
seeds		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
seed	powdered roasted, cured kernels of the ripe seed	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Seeds		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
leaves, frond, root		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
leaf, bark		Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
seed, fruit, leaf		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
leaves, seed		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
fruit		Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
seed kernels	kernels of the ripe seed	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
seed		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
seed		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
seed	oil	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
seed	powder	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
seed	fat	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
seed		ISO Catalogue (2009)
seed	fluid extract, butter, vegetal drug, powdered drug	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
seed, leaf		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
stem bark, seed		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
seed	fat	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
seed	fat	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
seed	roasted, cured kernels of the ripe seed	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
seed	fat	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 23 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Cacao minus Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 190 (1791).
Cacao sativa Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 689 (1775), nom. superfl.
Cacao theobroma Tussac Fl. Antill. 1: t. 13 (1811), nom. superfl.
Theobroma cacao f. lacandonense Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 514 (1964).
Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke Rodriguésia 4: 274 (1940).
Theobroma cacao subsp. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(3A): 654 (1956).
Theobroma cacao var. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cif. Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Nat. Reale Accad. Italia 4: 604 (1933).
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 513 (1964).
Theobroma cacao subsp. pentagonum (Bernoulli) León Hardy's Cacao Man.: 312 (1960).
Theobroma cacao subsp. sativum León Hardy's Cacao Man.: 312 (1960), not validly publ.
Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpum (A.Chev.) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 515 (1964).
Theobroma caribaeum Sweet Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 67 (1830), not validly publ.
Theobroma integerrimum Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 83 (1812).
Theobroma kalaguum De Wild. Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 957 (1899).
Theobroma leiocarpum Bernoulli Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 24(3): 6 (1871).
Theobroma minus (Gaertn.) A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 26: 283 (1946).
Theobroma pentagonum Bernoulli Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 24(3): 6 (1871).
Theobroma salzmannianum Bernoulli Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 24(3): 7 (1871).
Theobroma sapidum Pittier Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 1: 183 (1932), nom. nud.
Theobroma sativum Lign. & Bey Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie 8: 263 (1904), nom. superfl.
Theobroma sativum var. leucospermum A.Chev. Bull. Int. Bot. Appl. 26: 270 (1946).
Theobroma sativum var. melanospermum A.Chev. Bull. Int. Bot. Appl. 26: 270 (1946).
Theobroma sphaerocarpum A.Chev. Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 4: 12 (1908).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Theobroma cacao	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013) Med. Pl. and Extracts Market News Service (Brinkmann et al., 2009) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Theobroma cacao L	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Theobroma cacao L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Theobroma cacao Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Theobroma cacao Linnaeus	ISO Catalogue (2009)
Theobroma cacao Linne	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Theobroma cacao Linné	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
Theobroma cacau L.	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)

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