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Common Names
Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-ABRINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 5-BETA-CHOLANIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ABRALINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ABRANIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ABRASINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ABRICIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ABRIN | 9 | Seed | not available | 1500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABRIN-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ABRIN-C | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ABRISIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ABRUQUINONE-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABRUQUINONE-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABRUQUINONE-C | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABRUSGENIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ABRUSGENIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ABRUSLACTONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ABRUSOGENIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABRUSOSIDE-A | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| ABRUSOSIDE-B | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABRUSOSIDE-C | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Convulsant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |