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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antihepatomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Okuda, T., Yoshida, T., and Hatano, T. Antioxidant Effects of Tannins and Related Polyphenols. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.7 p.93. |
| Antiherpetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| AntiHIV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperkinetic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |