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Plant Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
var. vulgaris

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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
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULETIN 32 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULIN 33 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 840.0 8633.0 1.94 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALANINE 3 Seed 9050.0 10171.0 0.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALANINE 3 Sprout Seedling 1740.0 18710.0 1.39 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALLANTOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 360.0 3700.0 0.52 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 2780.0 3124.0 -0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Sprout Seedling 1690.0 18172.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 0.2 14.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf 698.0 719.0 1.31 Jim Duke's personal files.*
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 1.0 1050.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 5.0 73.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
ANTHERAXANTHIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANINS 30 Seed 2110.0 2150.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANINS 30 Testa not available 23700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCELIN 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 730.0 7503.0 0.85 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antilethargic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipedemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 1 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
Antimanic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).