Skip to content
AlternativeMed
ancient wisdom · Herb

Cocoa

Cocoa

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ke Ke
中文名 (Chinese)
可可
Latin Name
Theobroma Cacao
English Name
Cocoa
☯ TCM Properties
Part Used
Seed
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To warm yang, disinhibit urine, raise spirit.
🔗 External References
TCMID
7698
38
Clinical Trials
15
Meta-Analyses
1
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT03815162
Cocoa Flavanol Supplementation in Raynaud's Phenomenon
Completed · Primary Raynaud Phenomenon
NCT00825695
Flavanol-Rich Cocoa and Cerebral Blood Flow
Completed · Hypertension|Diabetes
NCT04444388
Effect of Cocoa Supplementation in Training Athletes Microbiota and Metabolome
Completed · Healthy Athletes
NCT04301583
Procyanidin B2 Enriched Cocoa Effects on Mitochondrial Biogenesis
Completed · Athletes
NCT01064583
Cocoa Flavanols and Painfree Walking Distance
Completed · Phase 1|Phase 2 · Peripheral Artery Disease|Diabetes Melli
NCT01130727
The Effect of Green Tea or Cocoa Extracts in Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
Completed · Diabetes Mellitus|Diabetic Nephropathy|A
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42021268620
Comparative effects of nutraceuticals on body weight and waist circumference: a protocol for a network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Effect of nutraceuticals on body weight and waist circumference in adults.
CRD42018086808
The health effects of chocolate consumption: a systematic review of randomized controlled trial
Chocolate and cocoa products are being consumed globally, mainly for pleasure. C
CRD42020166426
Chronic and acute effects of cocoa products intake on arterial stiffness and platelet count and function: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Cardiovascular disease, Arterial stiffness, Platelet function, Cardiovascular pr
CRD42020183193
Effectiveness of Cocoa on Dental Caries: A Systematic Review
Dental caries are the most worldwide prevalent oral infectious disease. The prim
CRD42021224931
Potential effects of chocolates or cocoa consumption on serum lipids in ‎patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis ‎of randomized controlled trials
Changes in blood lipid will be assessed in response to chocolate or cacao produc
CRD42021236478
The effects of cocoa products on cardiovascular health in patients with diabetes: a dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder caused by the defects in
📚 Sample References
PMID 30207204
Cocoa beans improve mitochondrial biogenesis via PPARγ/PGC1α dependent signalling pathway in MPP+ intoxicated human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y)
Nutr Neurosci · 2020