Pharmacologic Substance
theobromine
the·o·bro·mine [ thee-uh-broh-meen, -min ]
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3,7-dimethylxanthine, an alkaloid found in coca with properties similar to caffeine and theophylline.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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3,7-Dimethylxanthine. The principle alkaloid in Theobroma cacao (the cacao bean) and other plants. A xanthine alkaloid that is used as a bronchodilator and as a vasodilator. It has a weaker diuretic activity than THEOPHYLLINE and is also a less powerful stimulant of smooth muscle. It has practically no stimulant effect on the central nervous system. It was formerly used as a diuretic and in the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, pp1318-9)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Theobromine, diuretic drug and major alkaloidal constituent of cocoa. Theobromine is a xanthine alkaloid, a methylxanthine, as are caffeine and theophylline, but it differs from them in having little stimulatory action upon the central nervous system. The stimulant effect of cocoa results from the...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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