Cacao
Cocoa tree and perennial seeds cures fever, cough, cocoa diuretic and tonic for the heart and kidneys.
Cocoa tree perennial evergreen heights ranging between 4 meters to 10 meters, with the bark light brown oval leaves and shiny and holds the trunk and branches of large clusters of small flowers yellow. The fruits are large ranging in length from 15 to 25 cm and about 10 cm in thickness and resemble fruits in form option is planned in yellow and contain fruit to between 20 to 50 large seed-like almond crust brown with meaty pulp.
Original home of Cocoa: home of Mexico and Central America, the day each crop in the tropics is known scientifically as cocoa Theubroma cacao and user part of the cocoa plant is a seed.
What are the contents of the cocoa beans?
- Contain the seeds of cocoa alkaloids purine (Purine alkaloids) and constitute between 3 to 4% is considered Algulwad main theobromine (Theobromine) where up rate of between 2.8 to 3.5% as the seeds contain a smaller quantity of alkaloid caffeine (caffeine) with an estimated rate of between 0.1 to 0.4% seeds contain fat (Fat) by 50% and the most important fatty acids in the fat is oleic acid (oleic acid) ranging percentage in the fat between 33 to 39% and acid Alastaiarik (stearic acid), which is accounted for in the fat is between 30 to 37% and acid Albalmathil (palmitic aciol) ratio between 24 to 31%. The seeds contain cocoa protein Nbesbh 10 to 16% and starch per 5 to 9% also features a candy unilateral rate of 3 to 4%, and most important of these sugars sucrose, glucose and fructose. The seeds contain a wish Baeugenih (Biogenic amines) include ethyl Withaal Owen (phenyl ethyl amine) and Taramen (Tyramine) and Terbtamen (Tryptamine) and serotonin (serotonin). It also features a Aazhukhoanoulih alkaloids (Isoqucnoline alkaliods) and the most important compounds Salcolinol (Salsolinol) also contain substances Afsip by 10%.
What uses cocoa ancient and modern?
- Derived from the word chocolate Chocolate is the name you gave the people of this tree Aztecs in 1720 AD. He praised Cotton Mather, an American historian and natural cocoa wrote that the plant provide Indians with bread and water, vinegar and brandy, milk, oil, honey, sugar, needles and threads, linen and clothes, hats, spoons, brooms and baskets, paper, nails and wood and ceilings of their homes, sails, masts and ropes to their boats and medicine for their diseases Is it a desire to more.
Gift of the country Aztecs: Imagine a world without chocolate (cocoa) km will be sad: this what it was our world until 1519 AD Shahu saw Spanish conquistador Fernand Cortez King Mexican Alazetki Mukitzma deals with a drink called chocolate in the golden cup was interested Cortez trophy over his interest in a drink even mentioned his people Aztecs that this drink is prepared from the seeds of a very valuable so that about a hundred grains of which can be purchased Abdul healthy.
He has introduced this drink Cortez Alaztica in Spanish tiles, which has had a significant impact in the case. Have tried Spaniards to keep a secret chocolate and managed it for over a hundred years, but in 1660 AD was the spread of chocolate throughout Europe and became popular, especially in Britain and the Netherlands, where they add to the drink cayenne some of the milk and sugar.
It is curious that the chocolate until the nineteenth century were not only offering in the form of syrup is often Hariva and sometimes sweetened with sugar was not present in the form of chocolate slabs or tablets, but 150 years ago.
The people of Central America used cocoa for centuries in order to treat fever, cough and pain of pregnancy and childbirth as they Adhnon Bziha burns, cracked lips and hair-free areas in the head as well as breast nipples when nursing. The doctors Alantqaúaon in the nineteenth century recommend using cocoa butter in Dme wounds. On the other hand, they were Recommend cocoa consumption in the form of syrup hot as a substitute for coffee, for the treatment of asthma, as they believe that the cocoa hot food is very beneficial for Naqhen recovered from a serious illness, either nowadays Few Doctors herbs Recommend cocoa consumption for therapeutic purposes.
Despite the fact that cocoa is used as food mostly, but it has therapeutic value stimulant of the nervous system. In Central America and the Caribbean, taken Kmqo seeds for the heart and kidneys. The plant can be used to treat angina and as a diuretic, and constitute cocoa butter ointment well rouge and is often used as a base for ointments and vaginal suppositories. In 1994 scientists proved that the Argentines extracts cocoa antagonism germs responsible for grain and septicemia.
The theobromine found in cocoa beans relaxes the muscle Almlessah the digestive tube and perhaps this is the reason why a lot of people eat chocolate even after full belly foods if he wants to satisfy his stomach after a fatty meal.
The theobromine and Alkavtan two elements Kimaaúaan associated roles closely in the treatment organizer for asthma and boils Mfolhma expand respiratory passages in the lungs These two elements are similar in effect even if the person did not have asthma, he should try cocoa or chocolate in the case of respiratory congestion caused by colds or flu.
The outer shell of the cocoa beans, which is known Bakasrh (Teast) used at present for the treatment of liver problems, bladder, kidney, diabetes and Kmqo year as depressing against diarrhea.
Are there dangers of the use of cocoa?
There are no warnings if they do not exaggerate in use and the patients with rheumatism and gout to reduce their use.
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