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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABSCISIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULIN | 33 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | 840.0 | 8633.0 | 1.94 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 9050.0 | 10171.0 | 0.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALANINE | 3 | Sprout Seedling | 1740.0 | 18710.0 | 1.39 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALLANTOIC-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. |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 360.0 | 3700.0 | 0.52 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Seed | 2780.0 | 3124.0 | -0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Sprout Seedling | 1690.0 | 18172.0 | 1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Fruit | 0.2 | 14.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | 698.0 | 719.0 | 1.31 | Jim Duke's personal files.* |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Fruit | 1.0 | 1050.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Seed | 5.0 | 73.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHERAXANTHIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | Seed | 2110.0 | 2150.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | Testa | not available | 23700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARCELIN | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 730.0 | 7503.0 | 0.85 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 6 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidipsomanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Heavy Metals) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | HerbalGram No. 24, page 37. |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |