Plant Vigna aconitifolia (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Mat Bean; Moth Bean

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
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 *

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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
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).
Antiimpotence	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac	4	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	2	Martindale's 28th
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	2	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 *
Antilymphomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antimanic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).