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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | 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 |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOPA-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogen-Agonist | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 139.1999. |
| Estrogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |