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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 5.2 | 42.9 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 950.0 | 7832.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 560.0 | 4617.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 10.0 | 82.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 380.0 | 13285.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 600.0 | 3409.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 490.0 | 4800.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 2520.0 | 20775.0 | 0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 1070.0 | 12822.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 45000.0 | 255682.0 | 1.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 21000.0 | 173125.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 0.9 | 7.6 | 1.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 13150.0 | 14510.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 20.0 | 260.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 90.0 | 742.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 0.8 | 12.0 | 1.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 1430.0 | 11789.0 | 0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 880.0 | 7255.0 | 1.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINASE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Insulinogenic | 2 | 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 |
| Insulinotonic | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Irritant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Laxative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Nematicide | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |