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cacao
Modern humans must learn how to relate to psychoactives
responsibly, treating them with respect and awareness,
working to minimize harms and maximize benefits, and
integrating use into a healthy, enjoyable, and productive life.
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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