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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |