What does the word Theobromine mean?
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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)
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An alkaloid, C7H8N4O2= C5H2( CH3) 2N4O2, or dimethyl-xanthine, contained in theobroma and prepared synthetically from xanthine. Acts like caffeine. T. sodio-salicylate( Theobrominum natrio-salicylicum, G. P.), diuretin.
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