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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
BARIUM 0 Seed 0.1 7.3 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Stem Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZENE 3 Stem Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Root not available 0.2 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Stem Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 2.2 66.0 -0.02 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 32.4 245.5 -0.07 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.1 9.8 0.18 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Sprout Seedling not available 0.0 -1.14 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed 910.0 980.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
BIOTIN 4 Root 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.
BORON 4 Fruit 0.1 45.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Seed 2.0 43.0 0.90 Duke, 1992 *
BOWMAN-BIRK-PROTEASE-INHIBITOR 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Fruit 2.0 20.0 0.22 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CADMIUM 3 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed 0.0 0.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Stomach) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Thyroid) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 5 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antivaricose 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 9 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *