Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Sophora secundiflora (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Mescal Bean
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
11-ALLYL-CYTISINE 0 Plant *
ASH 0 Seed 32000.0 -0.48 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 500.0 1900.0 -0.41 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 731000.0 780000.0 1.02 *
CYTISINE 10 Seed *
FAT 0 Seed 134000.0 252000.0 -0.07 *
FIBER 15 Seed 151000.0 311000.0 1.39 *
N-METHYL-CYTISINE 0 Plant *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 140.0 -1.38 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 1150.0 -1.00 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 156000.0 224000.0 -0.09 *
SPARTEINE 21 Plant *
UNANISOFLAVONE 0 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cardiotoxic 1 (View) *
Cathartic 1 (View) *
Curaroid 1 (View) 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.
Diuretic 4 (View) *
Hallucinogenic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypocholesterolemic 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic 1 (View) *
Hypotensive 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypouricemic 1 (View) *
Immunostimulant 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Insecticide 1 (View) Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
Laxative 2 (View) *
Molluscicide 2 (View) *
Nematistat 1 (View) Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Osteogenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oxytocic 1 (View) 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.
Pesticide 2 (View) *
Pressor 1 (View) Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
Psychoactive 1 (View) *
Respiradepressant 1 (View) 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.