Plant Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean

How this plant is used

Food

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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
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	1845.0	11383.0	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	567.0	8586.0	0.82	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Tuber	300.0	704.0	-0.94	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	141000.0	609071.0	-0.02	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	43100.0	455051.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Tuber	281000.0	659624.0	-1.70	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Seed	28.0	33.0	1.65	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Leaf	750.0	3240.0	0.27	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Seed	5450.0	5946.0	1.95	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Tuber	1970.0	4624.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID	2	Leaf	20.0	86.0	-1.37	Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID	2	Seed	20.0	154.0	-0.81	Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID	2	Tuber	10.0	23.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	11000.0	47520.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	5430.0	180020.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Tuber	9000.0	21127.0	1.35	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	25000.0	216000.0	0.67	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	21980.0	227005.0	0.73	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Tuber	74000.0	173709.0	2.16	Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN	15	Seed	0.4	0.5	-0.87	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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 *