Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Asparagus Pea, Goa Bean, Winged Bean
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Leaf 1720.0 7430.0 -1.20 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 10400.0 11346.0 0.25 *
ALANINE 3 Tuber 3970.0 9319.0 1.56 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 260.0 1123.0 -1.08 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 230.0 2858.0 -0.27 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Tuber 210.0 493.0 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 1780.0 7689.0 -0.79 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 18860.0 20576.0 -0.17 *
ARGININE 14 Tuber 4120.0 9671.0 0.47 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 190.0 -0.27 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed *
ASH 0 Leaf 19000.0 99360.0 -0.34 *
ASH 0 Seed 6120.0 80863.0 0.99 *
ASH 0 Tuber 20000.0 46948.0 -0.76 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 5170.0 22333.0 -0.30 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 31870.0 34770.0 1.08 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Tuber 17350.0 40728.0 1.21 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 4.0 -0.14 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.8 6.0 -0.05 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Root 53000.0 3.82 Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 4 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiADD 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 3 (View) Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antiaging 2 (View) *