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Plant Lupinus mutabilis (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Andean Lupine; Chocho; Tarhui
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(+)-LUPANINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-SPARTEINE 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 8000.0 28000.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 35000.0 39000.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.3 1.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 1.3 1.5 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 280.0 980.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 900.0 1000.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 90000.0 315000.0 -2.50 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 299000.0 334000.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 51000.0 178000.0 0.72 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 140000.0 240000.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 6000.0 21000.0 -1.14 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 88000.0 98000.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 19.0 66.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 55.0 60.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 1260.0 4405.0 1.13 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 4070.0 4675.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 8.0 28.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 25.0 29.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Abortifacient 2 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 2 Duke, 1992 *