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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinflammatory | 20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipedemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilupus | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiLyme | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphocytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilymphomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |