An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Jack Bean
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 7.0 | 8.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DESAMINOCANAVANINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 26000.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 23000.0 | 36000.0 | -1.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 18000.0 | 481000.0 | 3.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 49000.0 | 99000.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 6.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXYGENISTEIN | 0 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 12.0 | 175.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 12.0 | 97.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 340.0 | 3810.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 3310.0 | 3920.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KITOGINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-(-)-HOMOSERINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-ALPHA-AMINO-DELTA-HYDROXYVALERIANIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | not available | 2190.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | not available | 11.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 20.0 | 93.0 | 0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 18.0 | 35.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 9 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |