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Plant Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Cluster-Bean, Guar, Siam-Bean
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 2,3,4-TRIHYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- Kaushal, G. P., Bhatia, I. S. 1982. A Study of Polyphenols in the Seeds and Leaves of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Sci Food Agr, 33: 461-470.
0 3-EPIKATONIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- Coxon, D. T., Wells, J. W. 1980. 3-epikatonic acid from Guar Meal, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. Phytochemistry, 19: 1247-1248.
0 7-O-BETA-(2-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSYL)-MYRICETIN Leaf -- -- -- Singh, J., Kaushal, G. P., Sood, R. 1989. A New Flavonol Glycoside from Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Indian Chem Soc, 66(11): 833-834.
0 7-O-BETA-(2-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSYL)-MYRICETIN Seed -- -- -- Singh, J., Kaushal, G. P., Sood, R. 1989. A New Flavonol Glycoside from Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Indian Chem Soc, 66(11): 833-834.
0 7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-3-O-(2-DIRHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSYL)-KAEMPFEROL Leaf -- -- -- Singh, J., Kaushal, G. P. 1992. A New Flavonoltetraglycoside From Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) Leaves. J Indian Chem Soc, 69(6): 345-346.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Shoot -- 2800.0 -0.24 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit -- 490.0 -0.25 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 ASH Fruit -- 14000.0 -1.10 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 ASH Leaf 144000.0 165000.0 0.81 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 ASH Seed 33000.0 43000.0 -0.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 ASH Shoot 75000.0 80000.0 -0.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
7 ASTRAGALIN Seed -- -- -- Kaushal, G. P., Bhatia, I. S. 1982. A Study of Polyphenols in the Seeds and Leaves of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Sci Food Agr, 33: 461-470.
7 ASTRAGALIN Leaf -- -- -- Kaushal, G. P., Bhatia, I. S. 1982. A Study of Polyphenols in the Seeds and Leaves of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Sci Food Agr, 33: 461-470.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Fruit -- 2.0 -0.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
53 BETA-CAROTENE Shoot -- 11.0 -0.67 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
102 CAFFEIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- Kaushal, G. P., Bhatia, I. S. 1982. A Study of Polyphenols in the Seeds and Leaves of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Sci Food Agr, 33: 461-470.
28 CALCIUM Fruit -- 1300.0 -0.59 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
28 CALCIUM Leaf -- 24200.0 0.39 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
28 CALCIUM Shoot 7430.0 19800.0 0.37 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 CARBOHYDRATES Fruit -- 122000.0 -3.53 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.