Therapy is probably contraindicated in cases of existing hepatic, renal, or bone-marrow damage. However, if the need outweighs the risk in such patients, thiotepa may be used in low dosage, and accompanied by hepatic, renal and hemopoietic function tests.
The cocoa bean, also cacao bean or simply cocoa (/ËkoÊ.koÊ/) or cacao (/kÉËkaÊ/), is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter are extracted.They are the basis of chocolate, as well as many Mesoamerican foods such as mole sauce and tejate.he cocoa bean, also cacao bean or simply cocoa (/ËkoÊ.koÊ/) or cacao (/kÉËkaÊ/), is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter are extracted.
Unfermented cocoa seeds and the seed coat are used to treat a variety of ailments, including diabetes, digestive and chest complaints. Cocoa powder, prepared from fermented cocoa seeds, is used to prevent heart disease.Cocoa butter is taken to lower cholesterol levels, although its efficacy is unclear.he genus (the cocoa species and its siblings) Theobroma consists of 22 species, including the Brazilian species Theobroma cupuacu, which provides a bitter-sweet pulp widely used in juice drinks in the Amazon. The Malvaceae family, of which cocoa is a member, contains many economically useful plants.