Plant Lablab purpureus (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab 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
TYROSINE	8	Seed	1550.0	12788.0	1.17	Duke, 1992 *
VALINE	3	Seed	1430.0	13670.0	0.20	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Fruit	not available	824000.0	0.23	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Seed	not available	878000.0	2.50	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Seed	75.0	93.0	1.36	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antixerophthalmic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic	5	Merck 11th Edition
Aphrodisiac	1	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent	1	Martindale's 28th
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	2	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	15	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic	2	Science News, 146: 421.
Cardioprotective	6	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	1	Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant	1	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.