Theobroma cacao
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Sterculiaceae
Genus :
Theobroma
Species :
cacao
COMMON NAMES
Chocolate; cacao; cocoa
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Stimulant
DESCRIPTION
Theobroma cacao is a medium sized tree which produces large bean filled fruit. These cacao beans are fermented and processed to create chocolate. They contain the stimulants caffeine and theobromine and have a long history of human use in S. America.
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ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
EXPERIENCES #
Very High to Very Sick, by jackthestripper
Meeting The Cacao Spirit, by SophiaGubb
With Visions and Everything, if I Take It Raw, by SophiaGubb
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Raw Chocolate!, by David Wolfe
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Cacao growing ever more chichi - Feb 2007
The Next Sweet Thing, East Bay Express
Chocolate Compounds May Stop Cancer Cell Cycle - Georgetown, Apr 2005
Cacao residue found in ancient teapot - July 2002