13/12/2021
☑️The tropical tree Theobroma cacao, known as cacao or cocoa, belongs to the family
Sterculiaceae, order Malvales.
☑️The cocoa tree originated from ancient Central America, where the Mayans and Aztecs cultivated it for its seeds, which they used for extracting a drink called chocolatl, a precursor to the modern chocolate.
☑️The Olmecs and Mayans believed that cacao was of divine origin. Theobroma means “food” (from the Greek broma) “of the gods” (from the Greek theo), and cacao is derived from the Aztec Nahuatl word xocolatl, from xococ (bitter) and atl (water).
☑️The T. cacao tree is a small evergreen tropical and subtropical tree that originates from neotropical rainforests, primarily in the Amazon basin and the Guyana Plateau, Cocoa was used by ancient peoples as a medicinal plant for treating various disorders.
☑️Over 100 medicinal uses for cocoa have been documented in Europe and New Spain from the 16th to the early 20th century; it has been used to treat anaemia, mental fatigue, tuberculosis, fever, gout, kidney stones, and even poor sexual appetite (Dillinger et al. 2000).
☑️The cocoa bean contains a large number of phytochemicals, and physiologically active compounds have been reported.
For example, Kim et al. (2011), reported that selected procyanidins present in cocoa inhibited tumorigenesis, tumour growth, and angiogenesis.
☑️Procyanidin-enriched cocoa seed extracts caused G2/M arrest and 70% growth inhibition in Caco-2 colon cancer cells.
☑️The consumption of cocoa or chocolate, which possesses high antioxidant activity, could be beneficial in decreasing damage caused by genotoxic and epigenetic carcinogens and inhibit the complex processes leading to cancer.
☑️Epicatechin is a natural flavonoid found in cacao tea.
It has been reported to possess an immense antioxidant effect which contributes to its therapeutic effect against a handful of ailments.
☑️In this review, we discuss its therapeutic role in the management of two of the most important human diseases; diabetes and cancer.
☑️The consumption of epicatechin has been shown to reduce blood glucose levels in diabetic patients, while is anticancer effect was attributed to its antioxidant properties, antiangiogenic and direct cytotoxicity to cancer cells.
☑️Although the exact mechanism of action of epicatechin is still being explored, there is no doubt that it is a promising candidate as an alternative.
☑️The significance of this review is to highlight the importance of the usage of natural products (in this case, epicatechin) as an alternative for the treatment of two potentially fatal diseases which is diabetes and cancer.
☑️Its most important function is vasodilation, meaning it relaxes the inner muscles of the blood vessels, causing them to widen and increase
Nitric oxide is a molecule that's produced naturally by your body, and it's important for many aspects of your health.
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