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Plant Glycine max (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Soybean
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
VITAMIN-B-6 0 Seed 3.0 6.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VITAMIN-D 0 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
VITAMIN-E 75 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
VITAMIN-E 75 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-K 1 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
VITEXIN 18 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN-2'-O-RHAMNOSIDE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit not available 692000.0 -0.34 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
WATER 0 Seed 83980.0 682000.0 1.74 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Sprout Seedling 815000.0 863000.0 0.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
XANTHINE 1 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
XYLOGALACTOMANNAN 0 Seed not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
XYLOSE 3 Seed not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ZINC 77 Seed 22.0 90.0 1.27 Duke, 1992 *
ZIRCONIUM 0 Seed 0.8 2.4 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uricosuric 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 2 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotrophic 6 Duke, 1992 *
VAM-Simulant 1 Chau (1985) in Purseglove et al. Acta Botanica Sinica, 2.
VAM-Stimulant 1 Chau (1985) in Purseglove et al. Acta Botanica Sinica, 2.
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor 1 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Vasodilator 15 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 8 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).