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Common Names
Cowage; Velvetbean
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-METHYL-3-CARBOXY-6,7-DIHYDROXY-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE | 15 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE-N-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-OXYINDOLE-3-ALKYLAMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHOXYHARMAN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 5475.0 | 11600.0 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 65.0 | 1385.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 12350.0 | 26180.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 30000.0 | 44000.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 19850.0 | 42080.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 140.0 | 2265.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARBOLINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUFOTENINE | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 1320.0 | 1600.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 529000.0 | 667000.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-12,13-EPOXYOCTADEC-TRANS-9-CIS-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-12,13-EPOXYOCTADEC-TRANS-9-ENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 1400.0 | 2965.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 2 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Addictive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 3 | Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill. |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| ANS-Paralytic | 1 | 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. |
| ANS-Stimulant | 1 | 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. |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |