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Common Names
Adzuki Bean
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 11600.0 | 13401.0 | 0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-GLOBULIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 12840.0 | 14834.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 32600.0 | 37622.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 23550.0 | 27207.0 | 0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AZUKISAPOGENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-GLOBULIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 660.0 | 762.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 629000.0 | 726664.0 | 0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARNAUBIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 265.0 | 305.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 11.0 | 13.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUORIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 1840.0 | 2126.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Seed | not available | 4.6 | -0.52 | 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 |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-MONOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 5300.0 | 6123.0 | -1.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 36290.0 | 79591.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-L-BETA-PHENYL-BETA-ALANINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Coronary-Dilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOPA-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Essential | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogen-Agonist | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 139.1999. |
| Estrogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Flatulent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLavor | 4 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |