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Plant 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.
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
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *