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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
1'',2''-DEHYDROCYCLOKIEVITONE 0 Fruit *
12-DICARBONIC-ACID 0 Hull Husk List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
17-BETA-ESTRADIOL 1 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
2'-HYDROXYDAIDZEIN 3 Fruit *
2'-HYDROXYDIHYDRODAIDZEIN 0 Fruit *
2'-HYDROXYGENISTEIN 3 Fruit *
2'-O-METHYLPHASEOLINISOFLAVAN 0 Root *
2,3-DEHYDROKIEVITONE 3 Fruit *
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL 0 Leaf Moore, B. D., Isidoro, E., Seemann, J. R. 1993. Distribution of 2-Carboxyarabinitol Among Plants. Phytochemistry 34 3: 703-707. Dept. Biochem. Univ. Nevada Reno 89557, USA.
2-METHOXYPHASEOLINISOFLAVAN 0 Sprout Seedling List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL 0 Stem Essent. Oil *
2-PHENYLACETALDEHYDE 0 Stem Essent. Oil *
24-ALPHA-ETHYLLOPHENOL 0 Seed *
24-ALPHA-METHYLLOPHENOL 0 Seed *
25-METHYLGRAMISTEROL 0 Seed *
3-HYDROXY-4'-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Shoot *
3-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL 0 Stem Essent. Oil *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Root 0.0 *
5-DEOXYKIEVITONE 3 Fruit *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYPHASEOLLIN 0 Fruit *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrypanosomic 1 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitumor 15 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 *
Antitumor (brain) 2 *
Antitumor (Breast) 5 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 *
Antitumor (Colon) 3 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 *
Antitumor (GI) 1 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver) 2 *
Antitumor (Lung) 7 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 3 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Prostate) 4 *
Antitumor (Skin) 4 *