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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Seed | 0.5 | 14.0 | 2.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Fruit | 50.0 | 514.0 | -0.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MUFA | 13 | Seed | 1230.0 | 1382.0 | -0.78 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MUFA | 13 | Sprout Seedling | 390.0 | 4194.0 | 1.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| N-6-METHYLAGMATINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 5.0 | 77.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 13.0 | 98.0 | 0.01 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 15.0 | 38.0 | -0.15 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NIACIN | 39 | Sprout Seedling | 29.0 | 312.0 | 1.98 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NICKEL | 3 | Fruit | 0.0 | 15.0 | 3.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Seed | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Fruit | 3600.0 | 41000.0 | 1.85 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| OBTUSIFOLIOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 40.0 | 411.0 | -0.48 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 1230.0 | 1382.0 | -0.97 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Sprout Seedling | 390.0 | 4194.0 | 1.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | 312.0 | -0.29 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | 220.0 | 2261.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 3430.0 | 3855.0 | -0.62 | 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 |