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Common Names
Tepary Bean
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 3375.0 | 3860.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 21700.0 | 23655.0 | 0.63 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| LIGNIN | 13 | Seed | 1200.0 | 4000.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 17800.0 | 19400.0 | 0.99 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 1500.0 | 1865.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 6.0 | 12.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 2680.0 | 2920.0 | -0.36 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 28.0 | 31.0 | -0.36 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| OLIGOSACCHARIDE | 0 | Seed | 29500.0 | 133100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 11250.0 | 12260.0 | 0.09 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 2800.0 | 4050.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 6150.0 | 10200.0 | -0.28 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| PHYTIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | 6000.0 | 10200.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 15000.0 | 16530.0 | 0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 41000.0 | -0.92 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Hay | 99000.0 | 185000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 170000.0 | 322000.0 | 0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Seed | 500.0 | 9800.0 | 0.81 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 1.2 | 1.3 | -0.85 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 30.0 | 222.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Allergenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiAddisonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 4 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |