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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Fabaceae)

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
PUFA 4 Leaf 2130.0 9201.0 -1.42 *
PUFA 4 Seed 1860.0 47240.0 -0.45 *
PUFA 4 Tuber 1740.0 4085.0 1.00 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 1.0 7.7 1.60 *
SERINE 1 Leaf 1490.0 6436.0 -0.98 *
SERINE 1 Seed 12350.0 13474.0 0.56 *
SERINE 1 Tuber 4640.0 10892.0 1.67 *
SFA 0 Leaf 2720.0 11750.0 -0.12 *
SFA 0 Seed 2380.0 25125.0 -0.33 *
SFA 0 Tuber 2220.0 5211.0 1.00 *
SODIUM 1 Seed 31.0 429.0 -0.03 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Leaf 440.0 1901.0 0.62 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 7450.0 8128.0 -0.39 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Tuber 360.0 845.0 1.00 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 1.4 11.2 1.10 *
THREONINE 4 Leaf 1820.0 7862.0 -0.65 *
THREONINE 4 Seed 11790.0 12863.0 1.06 *
THREONINE 4 Tuber 4510.0 10587.0 1.72 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Leaf 1160.0 5011.0 2.05 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Seed 7620.0 8313.0 1.70 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antivertigo 1 *
Antiviral 2 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 Merck 11th Edition
Aphrodisiac 1 *
Apoptotic 2 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 *
Beta-Blocker 2 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Bronchosedative 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 2 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 15 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic 2 Science News, 146: 421.
Cardioprotective 6 *
Cardiotoxic 1 *