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Plant Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
POTASSIUM 14 Shoot not available 19100.0 -0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Fruit not available 37000.0 -0.97 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 225000.0 252000.0 0.40 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Seed 242000.0 362000.0 1.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Shoot 119000.0 211000.0 0.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Fruit not available not available not available Bajaj, K. L., Rani, M., Arora, Y. K. 1978. Polyphenols and Lignins of Mature Guar Pods (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus). Plant Biochem J, 5: 140-145.
QUERCETIN 176 Fruit not available not available not available Daniel, M. 1989. Polyphenols of Some Indian Vegetables. Curr Sci, 58(23): 1332-1334.
QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Kaushal, G. P., Bhatia, I. S. 1982. A Study of Polyphenols in the Seeds and Leaves of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Sci Food Agr, 33: 461-470.
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed Oil not available 58000.0 -0.47 Varade, P. B., Misra, B. K., Sikka, K. C., Singh, S. P. 1984. Nutritive Assessment of Guar Oil (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Agr Food Chem, 32(5): 1073-1075.
TEXASIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Kaushal, G. P., Bhatia, I. S. 1982. A Study of Polyphenols in the Seeds and Leaves of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Sci Food Agr, 33: 461-470.
WATER 0 Fruit not available 825000.0 0.24 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiinsomniac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiLegionella 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphocytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antimaculitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 1 Duke, 1992 *