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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
LEUCINE 2 Seed 24970.0 27242.0 0.97 *
LEUCINE 2 Tuber 6400.0 15023.0 1.68 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Leaf 1870.0 8078.0 -0.02 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 1640.0 44381.0 -0.54 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Tuber 1530.0 3592.0 1.00 *
LYSINE 4 Leaf 2280.0 9849.0 -0.69 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 21360.0 23304.0 1.52 *
LYSINE 4 Tuber 5920.0 13897.0 1.68 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 80.0 346.0 -1.46 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 340.0 2623.0 -0.13 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 34.0 44.0 -0.12 *
METHIONINE 15 Leaf 640.0 2765.0 -0.27 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 3560.0 3884.0 -0.11 *
METHIONINE 15 Tuber 1430.0 3357.0 1.67 *
MUFA 13 Leaf 2850.0 12312.0 0.47 *
MUFA 13 Seed 2500.0 65590.0 -0.32 *
MUFA 13 Tuber 2340.0 5493.0 1.00 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Leaf 10.0 43.0 -0.72 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 10.0 305.0 -0.29 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 9.0 69.0 0.78 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Nematicide 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroprotective 1 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 *
NO-Genic 1 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oxidant 2 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Percutaneostimulant 2 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide 5 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor 1 *
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 *