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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
LITHIUM 11 Seed 0.1 2.5 1.00 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Plant *
LUTEONE 4 Plant *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 880.0 9044.0 1.28 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYSINE 4 Seed 14830.0 16667.0 0.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYSINE 4 Sprout Seedling 2390.0 25700.0 0.97 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 210.0 18000.0 7.35 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 510.0 3430.0 0.19 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Sprout Seedling 210.0 2258.0 0.63 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MALONIC-ACID 1 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MALVIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Seed *
MALVIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed *
MALVIDIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 1.0 150.0 0.59 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 2.0 24.0 -0.37 *
MERCURY 1 Fruit 0.0 0.0 0.10 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 220.0 2261.0 1.60 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE 15 Seed 3250.0 3653.0 -0.17 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE 15 Sprout Seedling 440.0 4731.0 1.41 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MOLYBDENUM 2 Fruit 0.0 20.0 3.52 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 8 *
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermicide 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Succinoxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sunscreen 6 *
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sweetener 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Termiticide 1 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 2 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 5 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 4 *
Topoisomerase-II-Poison 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999.
Toxic 3 Martindale's 28th
Tranquilizer 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.