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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOPA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | 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. |
| EPICATECHIN | 40 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPIGALLOCATECHIN | 6 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FABATIN | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 6850.0 | -0.59 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 6000.0 | 31580.0 | -1.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FAVIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 20000.0 | 137000.0 | -0.04 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 22000.0 | 115780.0 | -0.15 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FR | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Root | 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. |
| GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-EPICATECHIN | 0 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOCATECHIN-(4-{ALPHA},8)-CATECHIN | 0 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOCATECHIN-(4ALPHA->8)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN | 1 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-HYDROXYCITRULLIN | 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. |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Seed | 0.0 | 19.9 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERALDONE | 0 | Fruit | 0.0 | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GIBBERELLIN-A-53 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 8550.0 | 45000.0 | 0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiuricosuric | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 7 | Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4. |
| Aphidifuge | 1 | Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494. |
| Aphrodisiac | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Apoptotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arrhythmigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |