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Plant Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae)

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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antidepressant 3 Martindale's 28th
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Heavy Metals) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Manganese) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidyskinetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 4 Martindale's 29th
Antiedemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalopathic 6 Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendoccytotic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)