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Common Names
Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-7-ISOJASMONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| (-)-JASMONIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,6-DIAMINOPURINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 3,5,7,4'-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE | 0 | Fruit | 0.0 | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXYURACIL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 7,3',4'-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE | 0 | Fruit | 0.0 | 22.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7,4'-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE | 0 | Fruit | 0.0 | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 2280.0 | 12000.0 | 0.39 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 4630.0 | 24370.0 | -0.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Fruit | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.26 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 120.0 | 820.0 | -0.23 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 330.0 | 1735.0 | 0.70 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 8000.0 | 54800.0 | -0.05 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 11000.0 | 57900.0 | 0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 6310.0 | 33210.0 | 0.94 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.15 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 2.1 | 11.0 | 0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CYANOALANINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | 950.0 | 4500.0 | 1.10 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Acnegenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 2 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |