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Plant Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Fabaceae)

Common Names
African Yam Bean, Yam Pea
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASH 0 Root 8000.0 23000.0 -1.27 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 29000.0 32000.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 100.0 284.0 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 550.0 607.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 304000.0 864000.0 0.44 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 674000.0 744000.0 0.88 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 2000.0 6000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 11000.0 12000.0 -1.33 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Root 4000.0 11000.0 -1.71 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 52000.0 57000.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYGENISTEIN 0 Leaf Diffusate not available 4.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 1290.0 3660.0 0.65 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 3500.0 3860.0 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 800.0 2273.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 3980.0 4393.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 38000.0 108000.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 192000.0 212000.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 6.9 7.6 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Root not available 648000.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Seed not available 94000.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
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Analgesic 1 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Antialcoholic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialcoholic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianorectic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianorectic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherosclerotic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibackache 1 (View Chemicals list for Antibackache) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiberiberi 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiberiberi) Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticanker) Duke, 1992 *
Anticardiospasmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticardiospasmic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticataract) Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticlimacteric) Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticolitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidecubitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antideliriant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antideliriant) Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidementia) Duke, 1992 *