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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOPA | 1 | Seed | 2400.0 | 48000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 7000.0 | 63000.0 | -1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 46000.0 | 95000.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 8.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 19075.0 | 40440.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTATHIONE | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 7200.0 | 15265.0 | 0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 3275.0 | 6945.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXYGENISTEIN | 0 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 26.0 | 1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ALKYLAMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 200.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 7500.0 | 15900.0 | 0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 3440.0 | 3970.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LECITHIN | 20 | Seed | not available | 100000.0 | 1.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 11875.0 | 25175.0 | 0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 715.0 | 30680.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 265.0 | 5800.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 9700.0 | 20564.0 | 1.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 1875.0 | 3975.0 | -0.09 | 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) |