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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 15.0 | 75.0 | 0.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 170.0 | 895.0 | -0.97 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | 10.0 | 70.0 | -0.30 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 1210.0 | 6370.0 | -0.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Seed | not available | 50.0 | 3.48 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 2280.0 | 12000.0 | 0.05 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHATIDES | 0 | Seed | not available | 12000.0 | 1.47 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 740.0 | 5070.0 | 0.56 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 950.0 | 5000.0 | -0.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | 1.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 180.0 | 1100.0 | -1.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | 1240.0 | 5000.0 | 0.72 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| PIPECOLIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 4400.0 | 4915.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 390.0 | 2670.0 | -1.35 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 2500.0 | 13160.0 | 0.05 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-1 | 1 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-3 | 2 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiherpetic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiielus? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiimplantation | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |