Plant Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Cowage; Velvetbean

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
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 *

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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
Antirheumatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antisclerodermic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiscoliotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiscotomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiseborrheic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic	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.
Antisickling	1	Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.
Antispasmodic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antisprue	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antisteatotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antistress	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitourette	1	Martindale's 28th
AntiTourette's	1	Martindale's 28th
Antitumor	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antitumor (Breast)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	3	Duke, 1992 *