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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Teratogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 2 | Hamada, S. I., Kataoka, T., Woo, J. T., Yamada, A., Yoshida, T., Nishimura, T., Otake, N., Nagai, K. 1997. Immunosuppressive Effects by Gallic Acid and Chebulagic Acid on CTL-Mediated Cytotoxicity. Biol Pharm Bull, 20: 1017-1019. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Poison | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trypanosomastat | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoactive | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Vasoconstrictor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |