Common Names
African Yam Bean; Yam Pea
How this plant is used
Food
Chemical Name | 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 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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Antidepressant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antidiabetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiencephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antifatigue | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antigastritic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiherpetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antihyperkinetic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antihypertensive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiinsomniac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antimenopausal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antimigraine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antineuralgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |