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Plant Vicia faba (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticold 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.