From wikipedia[1]:
Theophylline is naturally found in cocoa beans. Amounts as high as 3.7 mg/g have been reported in Criollo cocoa beans.
Medical uses[edit]
The main actions of theophylline involve:
- relaxing bronchial smooth muscle - increasing heart muscle contractility and efficiency; as a positive inotropic - increasing heart rate: (positive chronotropic)[1] - increasing blood pressure - increasing renal blood flow - anti-inflammatory effects - central nervous system stimulatory effect mainly on the medullary respiratory center.
Theophylline is also a metabolite of caffeine[2].
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophylline 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine#Pharmacokinetics
From wikipedia[1]:
Theophylline is naturally found in cocoa beans. Amounts as high as 3.7 mg/g have been reported in Criollo cocoa beans.
Medical uses[edit]
The main actions of theophylline involve:
- relaxing bronchial smooth muscle - increasing heart muscle contractility and efficiency; as a positive inotropic - increasing heart rate: (positive chronotropic)[1] - increasing blood pressure - increasing renal blood flow - anti-inflammatory effects - central nervous system stimulatory effect mainly on the medullary respiratory center.
Theophylline is also a metabolite of caffeine[2].
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophylline 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine#Pharmacokinetics