Plant Vicia faba (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
GLYCERIC-ACID	3	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.
GLYCINE	12	Seed	2300.0	12100.0	0.17	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HCN	9	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.
HEXOSAMINE	0	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.
HISTIDINE	7	Seed	1340.0	7050.0	0.25	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
IODINE	12	Fruit	0.1	0.6	-0.29	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
IRON	6	Seed	19.0	100.0	-0.24	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOLEUCINE	3	Seed	2510.0	13210.0	0.35	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
JASMONIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL	75	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.
KAEMPFEROL-3-(2'RHAMNOSYL)GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE	0	Fruit	3.0	220.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-(6'-ACETYL)GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE	0	Fruit	13.0	738.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE	0	Fruit	0.0	1.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE	0	Fruit	8.0	267.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSYL-(6'-ACETYL)GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE	0	Fruit	8.0	653.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSYL-(6'-ACETYL)GALACTOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE	0	Plant	8.0	653.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE	1	Fruit	0.0	1.3	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Seed	720.0	3790.0	-0.84	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
L-DOPA	25	Flower	not available	110000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-DOPA	25	Fruit	2500.0	25000.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antialopecic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiamblyopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic	4	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antianginal	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianxiety	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiarabiflavinotic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial	15	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.