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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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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 1960.0 | 58500.0 | 3.59 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 9840.0 | 21070.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Sprout Seedling | 1870.0 | 20108.0 | 1.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | 680.0 | 6989.0 | 0.82 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 9160.0 | 10294.0 | -0.20 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROLINE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 1690.0 | 18172.0 | 1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROPANE-1-THIOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 17700.0 | 224000.0 | 1.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 36000.0 | 297000.0 | 0.85 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 98000.0 | 394000.0 | 1.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 42000.0 | 451613.0 | 1.11 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Fruit | 590.0 | 6064.0 | -0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 6100.0 | 6855.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Sprout Seedling | 2760.0 | 29677.0 | 1.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PYRROLIDINONCARBONIC-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. |
| QUERCETAGETIN-3,3',4',5,6-PENTA-O-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Leaf | 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. |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE-7-O-BETA-L-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-SOPHOROSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-ROBINOSIDE-7-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cytotoxic | 7 | Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 12 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOPA-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |