Effect of cocoa tea (Camellia ptilophylla) co-administrated with green tea on ambulatory behaviors.
We investigated the effects of cocoa tea and its main active compound theobromine on ambulatory activity, compared with green tea and caffeine. Although cocoa tea and theobromine themselves didn't change the ambulatory behaviors as green tea and caffeine did, combined administration with green tea or caffeine showed a synergistic action. The obtained data are perhaps contribution to the consumption of cocoa tea in the world.
Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Rong-rong
RR
He
Guo
G
Xie
Xin-Sheng
XS
Yao
Hiroshi
H
Kurihara
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D001628:Beverages; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D028244:Camellia / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013805:Theobromine / Q000494:pharmacology
D010936:Plant Extracts; D002110:Caffeine; D013805:Theobromine