Chocolate - Revision history

MDElliottMD: Em-dash sweep: replace em-dash with comma per project rule; PendellsCorner verbatim quotes preserved.

2026-05-19T03:16:06Z

Em-dash sweep: replace em-dash with comma per project rule; PendellsCorner verbatim quotes preserved.

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	\| routes = Oral		\| routes = Oral
	\| mechanism = Primary alkaloid is theobromine (3,7-dimethylxanthine), with minor caffeine. Also contains phenethylamine, anandamide (an endogenous cannabinoid), tryptophan (serotonin precursor), and flavanols. The combined effect is mild stimulation + mood elevation.		\| mechanism = Primary alkaloid is theobromine (3,7-dimethylxanthine), with minor caffeine. Also contains phenethylamine, anandamide (an endogenous cannabinoid), tryptophan (serotonin precursor), and flavanols. The combined effect is mild stimulation + mood elevation.
	\| intro = Chocolate is the fermented seed of ''Theobroma cacao'' (genus name = "food of the gods," Linnaeus's coinage). First cultivated by the Olmecs (~1500 BCE) and central to Mesoamerican cosmology — Aztec ''yollotl-eztli'' ("heart-blood") was its poetic name. Drunk frothed and bitter, often as a soldier's ration before battle. Brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century and slowly tamed with sugar.		\| intro = Chocolate is the fermented seed of ''Theobroma cacao'' (genus name = "food of the gods," Linnaeus's coinage). First cultivated by the Olmecs (~1500 BCE) and central to Mesoamerican cosmology, Aztec ''yollotl-eztli'' ("heart-blood") was its poetic name. Drunk frothed and bitter, often as a soldier's ration before battle. Brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century and slowly tamed with sugar.
	\| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Tea]], [[Caffeine]]		\| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Tea]], [[Caffeine]]
	\| references = <references/>		\| references = <references/>

Maintenance script: Pendell's corner: swap to user-selected option (Dynamis, p. 245)

2026-05-15T22:51:33Z

Pendell's corner: swap to user-selected option (Dynamis, p. 245)

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	{{PendellsCorner		{{PendellsCorner
	\| quote = ~~Chocolate, cocoa~~. ~~The "Food of the Gods~~.~~" Nothing else quite like it~~.		\| quote = That the poets drank chocolate is clear. Foamy chocolate. Flowery chocolate. So they could share flowery songs, dream-stirring songs.
	\| volume = Dynamis		\| volume = Dynamis
	\| page = 73		\| page = 245
	}}		}}

	[[Category:Caffeine plants]]		[[Category:Caffeine plants]]
	[[Category:Medicines]]		[[Category:Medicines]]

Maintenance script: Pendell's corner: verbatim (Dynamis, p. 73)

2026-05-15T22:45:14Z

Pendell's corner: verbatim (Dynamis, p. 73)

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	{{PendellsCorner		{{PendellsCorner
	\| quote = ~~Cacao was the ''food of the gods'' — ''theobroma'' — before it was a confection~~. The ~~Aztec drink was bitter, peppered, sacred; the Spanish added sugar and~~ the ~~world we have was inevitable~~. ~~The molecule named for the tree is theobromine; the molecule the body makes in answer is anandamide; what comes through is something neither pure-pharmacology nor pure-folklore can~~ quite ~~explain~~.		\| quote = Chocolate, cocoa. The "Food of the Gods." Nothing else quite like it.
	\| volume = Dynamis		\| volume = Dynamis
	\| ~~voice~~ = ~~curated paraphrase — replace with verbatim passage~~		\| page = 73
	}}		}}

	[[Category:Caffeine plants]]		[[Category:Caffeine plants]]
	[[Category:Medicines]]		[[Category:Medicines]]

Maintenance script: Add Pendell's corner (Dynamis)

2026-05-15T21:43:10Z

Add Pendell's corner (Dynamis)

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	\| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Tea]], [[Caffeine]]		\| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Tea]], [[Caffeine]]
	\| references = <references/>		\| references = <references/>
			}}

			{{PendellsCorner
			\| quote = Cacao was the ''food of the gods'' — ''theobroma'' — before it was a confection. The Aztec drink was bitter, peppered, sacred; the Spanish added sugar and the world we have was inevitable. The molecule named for the tree is theobromine; the molecule the body makes in answer is anandamide; what comes through is something neither pure-pharmacology nor pure-folklore can quite explain.
			\| volume = Dynamis
			\| voice = curated paraphrase — replace with verbatim passage
	}}		}}

	[[Category:Caffeine plants]]		[[Category:Caffeine plants]]
	[[Category:Medicines]]		[[Category:Medicines]]

MDElliottMD: Create skeletal Plant Medicines page from Pendell

2026-05-15T17:57:21Z

Create skeletal Plant Medicines page from Pendell

New page

{{MedTemplate
| generic = Chocolate
| brand = ''Theobroma cacao''
| classes = Plant Medicine, Excitantia, Caffeine plant
| uses = <vote slug="mood-enhancement-use">Mood enhancement</vote>, <vote slug="cardiovascular-use">Cardiovascular flavonoids</vote>
| preparations = Fermented and roasted seeds, ground. Mexican tradition: drunk with chili, cornmeal, achiote. European tradition: with sugar and milk
| routes = Oral
| mechanism = Primary alkaloid is theobromine (3,7-dimethylxanthine), with minor caffeine. Also contains phenethylamine, anandamide (an endogenous cannabinoid), tryptophan (serotonin precursor), and flavanols. The combined effect is mild stimulation + mood elevation.
| intro = Chocolate is the fermented seed of ''Theobroma cacao'' (genus name = "food of the gods," Linnaeus's coinage). First cultivated by the Olmecs (~1500 BCE) and central to Mesoamerican cosmology — Aztec ''yollotl-eztli'' ("heart-blood") was its poetic name. Drunk frothed and bitter, often as a soldier's ration before battle. Brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century and slowly tamed with sugar.
| seealso = [[Coffee]], [[Tea]], [[Caffeine]]
| references = <references/>
}}

[[Category:Caffeine plants]]
[[Category:Medicines]]