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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-DOPA | 25 | Seed | 1500.0 | 2500.0 | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| L-DOPA | 25 | Sprout Seedling | 500.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-DOPA | 25 | Stem | not available | 34560.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 4320.0 | 22735.0 | 0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCOCYANIDIN | 1 | 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. |
| LEUCODELPHINIDIN | 2 | 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. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 1200.0 | 6315.0 | -0.86 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 1890.0 | 9950.0 | -0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 3660.0 | 19265.0 | 0.97 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 330.0 | 2260.0 | 0.06 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 380.0 | 2000.0 | -0.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | 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. |
| MATIRESINOL | 0 | Seed | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.41 | H. Adlercreutz, pers. comm. |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 430.0 | 2265.0 | -0.53 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MUFA | 13 | Seed | 170.0 | 895.0 | -0.79 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NAICIN | 0 | Seed | 15.0 | 75.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 8.0 | 55.0 | -0.08 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 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 * |