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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 4 | Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447. |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchosedative | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 27 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 3 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiac | 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. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |