Plant Canavalia ensiformis (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Jack Bean

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ALANINE	3	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	320.0	1488.0	-0.19	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Seed	0.0	23.0	-0.32	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Fruit	6000.0	53000.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Seed	29000.0	48000.0	0.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMINOPROPIONITRILE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	0.2	2.2	-0.15	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Seed	0.0	0.2	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
BETONICINE	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	330.0	5263.0	0.32	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	960.0	3090.0	-0.19	Duke, 1992 *
CANALINE	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CANAVANINE	14	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CANEINE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Fruit	79000.0	902000.0	0.64	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	538000.0	687000.0	0.65	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CONCANAVALIN-A	3	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Anticolitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	2	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary	3	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's	2	Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic	3	Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic?	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum)	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium)	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A)	1	Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead)	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat)	1	Martindale's 28th