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Plant Sophora secundiflora (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Mescal Bean
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
11-ALLYL-CYTISINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed not available 32000.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 500.0 1900.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 731000.0 780000.0 1.02 Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 134000.0 252000.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 151000.0 311000.0 1.39 Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYL-CYTISINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed not available 140.0 -1.38 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed not available 1150.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 156000.0 224000.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
SPARTEINE 21 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UNANISOFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiosteoporotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistress 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitachycardic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiulcer 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anxiolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 1 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardiodepressant 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cardioprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *