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Common Names
Cowage; Velvetbean
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gram(+)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hallucinogenic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemostat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Histidine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 2 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypertensive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |