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Common Names
Chickpea; Garbanzo
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-MAACKIAIN | 1 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-O-METHYLCOUMESTROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 8280.0 | 9360.0 | -0.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 11500.0 | 20560.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 30.0 | 56.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 24000.0 | 28900.0 | -0.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 22700.0 | 25660.0 | 0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.40 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BIOCHANIN | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A | 32 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 1020.0 | 1220.0 | -0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 606600.0 | 685700.0 | 0.65 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 8.0 | 10.0 | -0.44 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 2470.0 | 2930.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.55 | Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12 |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAPHNETIN | 5 | Shoot | 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. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 59000.0 | 69750.0 | -1.03 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 38900.0 | 48570.0 | -0.68 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarrhythmic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 3 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 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. |
| Anticarcinomic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |