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Common Names
Adzuki Bean
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Seed | not available | 21.2 | -0.30 | Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12 |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 30990.0 | 35802.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 7560.0 | 8734.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 5240.0 | 6054.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXYGENISTEIN | 0 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 6.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 50.0 | 58.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 7910.0 | 9138.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 3290.0 | 3800.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 16680.0 | 19270.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 14970.0 | 17294.0 | 0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 1270.0 | 1467.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 17.0 | 20.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 2100.0 | 2426.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 21.0 | 36.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 331.0 | 381.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 10520.0 | 12153.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 3810.0 | 4402.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | 760.0 | 878.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPECOLIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | 650.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 14 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cardioprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |