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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 3000.0 | 24000.0 | -1.27 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 5000.0 | 53763.0 | 0.44 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FERRITINE | 0 | Flower | 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. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 10000.0 | 159000.0 | 0.16 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 28000.0 | 212000.0 | 0.62 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 37000.0 | 88700.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Fruit | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.64 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Seed | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Sprout Seedling | 0.3 | 4.1 | -0.67 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID | 22 | 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. |
| GARBANZOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Seed | 17.7 | 45.1 | -0.30 | Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12 |
| GIBBERELIN-A-37 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| GIBBERELIN-A-38 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| GLUCOKININ | 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. |
| GLUCOSAMINE | 1 | 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. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 1870.0 | 19219.0 | 0.47 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 32940.0 | 37019.0 | -0.20 | 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 |