Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Cowage, Velvetbean
How this plant is used
Food

Select a Results View:

View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
Download these results as:
CSV
XLSX
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
1-METHYL-3-CARBOXY-6,7-DIHYDROXY-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLONE 0 Plant *
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE 15 Seed *
5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE-N-OXIDE 0 Seed *
5-OXYINDOLE-3-ALKYLAMINE 0 Seed *
6-METHOXYHARMAN 0 Leaf *
ALANINE 3 Seed 5475.0 11600.0 0.31 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 65.0 1385.0 -0.52 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 12350.0 26180.0 0.07 *
ASH 0 Seed 30000.0 44000.0 -0.12 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 19850.0 42080.0 1.73 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed 140.0 2265.0 -0.47 *
BETA-CARBOLINE 0 Seed *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed *
BUFOTENINE 10 Seed *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 1320.0 1600.0 -0.47 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 529000.0 667000.0 0.57 *
CHOLINE 20 Seed *
CIS-12,13-EPOXYOCTADEC-TRANS-9-CIS-ACID 0 Seed *
CIS-12,13-EPOXYOCTADEC-TRANS-9-ENOIC-ACID 0 Seed *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 1400.0 2965.0 -0.13 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
Download these results as:
CSV
XLSX
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
Abortifacient 2 (View) 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 (View) *
Addictive 1 (View) *
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Allergenic 3 (View) 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 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorectic 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
ANS-Paralytic 1 (View) 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 (View) 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 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 1 (View) *