| The medicinal use of chocolate in early North America. | |
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PMID: 18683818 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The medicinal use of chocolate has a long history in North America dating back to the 16th century. From Mesoamerican Codices and European Treatises scholars have determined that for hundreds of years the beverage called chocolate was administered to the sick and prescribed homeopathically to prevent illness. Yet, little scholarship exists that focuses on medicinal chocolate usage in early North America (18th-19th century). This paper examines medical practices during this era and associated medicinal norms with special attention given to chocolate/cocoa usage. Given the current scientific attention on the relationship between dark chocolate consumption and heart disease attenuation it is timely to investigate and chronicle America's medical forebears' understanding of, and practices related to, the medicinal use of chocolate. Indeed, there is a significant amount of literature to suggest that chocolate was used for wellness and to treat illness. |
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Authors:
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Deanna L Pucciarelli; Louis E Grivetti |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Molecular nutrition & food research Volume: 52 ISSN: 1613-4133 ISO Abbreviation: Mol Nutr Food Res Publication Date: 2008 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-13 Completed Date: 2009-01-15 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101231818 Medline TA: Mol Nutr Food Res Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1215-27 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Nutrition Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. dpucciarelli@bsu.edu |
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Cacao
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history* History, 18th Century History, 19th Century Humans North America |
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