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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROCYANIDIN-B-4 | 4 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 2520.0 | 13265.0 | 0.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 45000.0 | 308200.0 | 2.66 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 56000.0 | 294735.0 | 0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 3100.0 | 16315.0 | -0.68 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUERCETIN-3-(6'-ACETYL)GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 7.0 | 720.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 9.0 | 1480.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-TRIGLYCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 2.0 | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 1.1 | 6.0 | 0.95 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | 7.0 | 40.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Seed | not available | 3500.0 | -0.46 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| SECOISOLARICIRESINOL | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.71 | H. Adlercreutz, pers. comm. |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 2460.0 | 12950.0 | 0.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 1380.0 | 7265.0 | -0.51 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 435.0 | 2980.0 | 0.10 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 500.0 | 2630.0 | 3.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 170.0 | 895.0 | -0.55 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | 90.0 | 450.0 | 0.04 | 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 * |