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Plant Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
OLEIC-ACID 18 Leaf 2840.0 12268.0 1.08 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 2480.0 61684.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Tuber 2320.0 5446.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Leaf 760.0 3283.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 660.0 13692.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Tuber 620.0 1455.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Leaf 1880.0 8121.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 14290.0 15590.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Tuber 4510.0 10587.0 1.62 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 525.0 3175.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 334.0 5058.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Tuber 450.0 1056.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 1760.0 7602.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 2014.0 18873.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Leaf 1680.0 7257.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 19240.0 20991.0 1.90 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Tuber 6790.0 15939.0 1.66 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 58000.0 254880.0 0.43 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 39760.0 765738.0 4.73 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Tuber 116000.0 272300.0 2.26 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiSpina-Bifida 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistomatitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistress 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 2 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
Antisyndrome-X 4 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
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride 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
Antitumor 4 Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiulcer 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.