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Common Names
Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | 1720.0 | 7430.0 | -1.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 10400.0 | 11346.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Tuber | 3970.0 | 9319.0 | 1.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Leaf | 260.0 | 1123.0 | -1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Seed | 230.0 | 2858.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Tuber | 210.0 | 493.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | 1780.0 | 7689.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 18860.0 | 20576.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Tuber | 4120.0 | 9671.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | not available | 190.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 19000.0 | 99360.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 6120.0 | 80863.0 | 0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Tuber | 20000.0 | 46948.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | 5170.0 | 22333.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 31870.0 | 34770.0 | 1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Tuber | 17350.0 | 40728.0 | 1.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | not available | 4.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.8 | 6.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULINIC-ACID | 22 | Root | not available | 53000.0 | 3.82 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Allergenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |