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Plant Vigna aconitifolia (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Mat Bean; Moth Bean
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
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 2650.0 2934.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 20.0 44.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit not available 144000.0 2.26 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available 138000.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant 126000.0 138000.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 35000.0 56000.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed not available 0.2 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 20100.0 3.75 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 23400.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 23400.0 23700.0 1.08 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 1360.0 3500.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit not available 731000.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf not available 738000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Plant 700000.0 737000.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 615200.0 681134.0 0.63 Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Seed 90.0 101.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 5.0 9.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 1170.0 1295.0 -1.29 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit not available 29000.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf not available 19000.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 3 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *