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Common Names
Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLYCERIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 2300.0 | 12100.0 | 0.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HCN | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| HEXOSAMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 1340.0 | 7050.0 | 0.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| IODINE | 12 | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.29 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 19.0 | 100.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 2510.0 | 13210.0 | 0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| JASMONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-(2'RHAMNOSYL)GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 3.0 | 220.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-(6'-ACETYL)GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 13.0 | 738.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 0.0 | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 8.0 | 267.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSYL-(6'-ACETYL)GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 8.0 | 653.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSYL-(6'-ACETYL)GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Plant | 8.0 | 653.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Fruit | 0.0 | 1.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 720.0 | 3790.0 | -0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| L-DOPA | 25 | Flower | not available | 110000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-DOPA | 25 | Fruit | 2500.0 | 25000.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 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). |