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Common Names
Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2'-HYDROXYGENISTEIN | 3 | Hypocotyl | not available | 36.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-O-GLUCOPYRANOSYLGIBBERELLIN-A4 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 420.0 | 11775.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Seed | 70.0 | 577.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 880.0 | 19365.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 7.7 | 63.6 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 0.0 | 1063.0 | 0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 10000.0 | 56818.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 6400.0 | 52762.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 2560.0 | 31130.0 | 0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.7 | 5.4 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 500.0 | 2841.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 500.0 | 4122.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 100000.0 | 568182.0 | -1.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 91900.0 | 757628.0 | 0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 9.0 | 16.0 | 0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 460.0 | 3792.0 | 0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 5682.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 2000.0 | 16488.0 | -1.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipsychotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradicular | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinopathic | 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 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirheumatitic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisickling | 2 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antispare-Tire | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistomatitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |