Plant Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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.
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
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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	12	Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	27	Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant?	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipanniculopathic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric	3	Martindale's 28th
Antipeptic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	3	Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiphenylketonuric	2	Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).