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
TITANIUM	0	Fruit	0.1	105.0	1.62	Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM	0	Seed	0.2	7.4	-0.39	Duke, 1992 *
TRAUMATINIC-ACID	0	Hull Husk	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.
TRIGONELLINE	15	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.
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Fruit	190.0	1953.0	1.55	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Seed	2560.0	2877.0	-0.15	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Sprout Seedling	440.0	4731.0	1.00	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TYROSINE	8	Fruit	420.0	4317.0	0.79	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TYROSINE	8	Seed	6080.0	6833.0	-0.21	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TYROSINE	8	Sprout Seedling	1440.0	15484.0	1.36	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VALINE	3	Fruit	900.0	9250.0	0.99	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VALINE	3	Seed	11300.0	12699.0	0.08	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VALINE	3	Sprout Seedling	2160.0	23226.0	1.41	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VANADIUM	16	Fruit	0.2	105.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
VIT-B-6	0	Fruit	0.7	7.6	-0.10	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VIT-B-6	0	Seed	2.8	3.3	-0.63	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
WATER	0	Fruit	688000.0	942000.0	0.75	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Leaf	not available	868000.0	0.30	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
WATER	0	Seed	63000.0	604000.0	1.44	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Sprout Seedling	not available	907000.0	0.95	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).