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
SILVER	3	Fruit	0.0	0.3	0.11	Duke, 1992 *
SILVER	3	Seed	0.0	0.1	1.68	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Fruit	5.4	707.0	-0.12	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SODIUM	1	Seed	0.9	112.0	-0.54	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Fruit	40.0	411.0	-0.25	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID	8	Seed	220.0	247.0	-0.56	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID	8	Sprout Seedling	90.0	968.0	0.89	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STIGMASTEROL	12	Seed	310.0	350.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM	0	Fruit	2.0	105.0	0.65	Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM	0	Seed	0.7	34.0	0.28	Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-ACID	7	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.
SULFUR	14	Fruit	54.0	875.0	-0.38	Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR	14	Seed	54.0	137.0	-1.36	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Fruit	0.5	8.8	0.44	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Leaf	1.8	13.6	1.10	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THIAMIN	31	Seed	3.7	10.0	0.81	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THIAMIN	31	Sprout Seedling	3.7	40.0	1.90	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THREONINE	4	Fruit	790.0	8119.0	2.12	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THREONINE	4	Seed	9090.0	10216.0	0.46	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THREONINE	4	Sprout Seedling	1760.0	18925.0	1.37	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)

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List of plant activities.
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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).