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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
ALANINE 3 Leaf 1720.0 7430.0 -1.20 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 10400.0 11346.0 0.25 *
ALANINE 3 Tuber 3970.0 9319.0 1.56 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 260.0 1123.0 -1.08 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 230.0 2858.0 -0.27 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Tuber 210.0 493.0 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 1780.0 7689.0 -0.79 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 18860.0 20576.0 -0.17 *
ARGININE 14 Tuber 4120.0 9671.0 0.47 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 190.0 -0.27 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed *
ASH 0 Leaf 19000.0 99360.0 -0.34 *
ASH 0 Seed 6120.0 80863.0 0.99 *
ASH 0 Tuber 20000.0 46948.0 -0.76 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 5170.0 22333.0 -0.30 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 31870.0 34770.0 1.08 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Tuber 17350.0 40728.0 1.21 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 4.0 -0.14 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.8 6.0 -0.05 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Root 53000.0 3.82 Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticold 2 *
Anticolitic 2 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 4 *
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 *
Antidandruff 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.