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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Cowage; Velvetbean
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
DOPA 1 Seed 2400.0 48000.0 *
FAT 0 Seed 7000.0 63000.0 -1.07 *
FIBER 15 Seed 46000.0 95000.0 -0.31 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Seed *
GENISTEIN 81 Leaf Diffusate 8.0 -0.27 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 19075.0 40440.0 -0.05 *
GLUTATHIONE 7 Seed *
GLYCINE 12 Seed 7200.0 15265.0 0.62 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 3275.0 6945.0 0.22 *
HYDROXYGENISTEIN 0 Leaf Diffusate 26.0 1.39 *
INDOLE-3-ALKYLAMINE 0 Seed *
IRON 6 Seed 200.0 0.23 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 7500.0 15900.0 0.69 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 3440.0 3970.0 -0.70 *
LECITHIN 20 Seed 100000.0 1.99 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 11875.0 25175.0 0.77 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 715.0 30680.0 -0.65 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed 265.0 5800.0 -0.48 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 9700.0 20564.0 1.15 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 1875.0 3975.0 -0.09 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticardiospasmic 1 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticephalagic 1 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 1 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticholinesterase 2 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 2 *
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Anticolitic 1 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticoronary 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticystinuric 1 *
Anticytotoxic 1 *
Antidecubitic 2 *
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 4 Martindale's 29th