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.
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
LEUCINE	2	Seed	24970.0	27242.0	0.97	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Tuber	6400.0	15023.0	1.68	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Leaf	1870.0	8078.0	-0.02	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed	1640.0	44381.0	-0.54	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Tuber	1530.0	3592.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Leaf	2280.0	9849.0	-0.69	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Seed	21360.0	23304.0	1.52	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Tuber	5920.0	13897.0	1.68	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Leaf	80.0	346.0	-1.46	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Seed	340.0	2623.0	-0.13	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Seed	34.0	44.0	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Leaf	640.0	2765.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Seed	3560.0	3884.0	-0.11	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Tuber	1430.0	3357.0	1.67	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Leaf	2850.0	12312.0	0.47	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Seed	2500.0	65590.0	-0.32	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Tuber	2340.0	5493.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Leaf	10.0	43.0	-0.72	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Seed	10.0	305.0	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Seed	9.0	69.0	0.78	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
Chemopreventive	1	Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant	1	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Cold-preventive	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Colorant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive	1	Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist	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
Cosmetic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic	1	Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
Deodorant	1	Martindale's 29th
Dermatitigenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Emetic	1	Martindale's 29th