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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antimaculitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimanic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimastitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimelanogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 2 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Antimenopausal | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimenorrhagic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimicrobial | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimitogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimorphinic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiMS | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 13 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineoplastic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |