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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Vigna angularis (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Adzuki Bean
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
ALPHA-GLOBULIN 0 Seed *
ARGININE 14 Seed 12840.0 14834.0 -0.42 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed *
ASH 0 Seed 32600.0 37622.0 -0.31 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 23550.0 27207.0 0.41 *
AZUKISAPOGENOL 0 Plant *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.1 0.9 -0.37 *
BETA-GLOBULIN 0 Seed *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 660.0 762.0 -0.62 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 629000.0 726664.0 0.81 *
CARNAUBIC-ACID 0 Seed 265.0 305.0 -1.00 *
COPPER 12 Seed 11.0 13.0 -0.16 *
CUORIN 0 Seed *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 1840.0 2126.0 -0.71 *
DAIDZEIN 32 Seed 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 *
FAT 0 Seed 5300.0 6123.0 -1.37 *
FIBER 15 Seed 36290.0 79591.0 -0.44 *
GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-L-BETA-PHENYL-BETA-ALANINE 0 Seed *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Pituitary-sensitizer 1 (View) Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 (View) *
Prolactinogenic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant 2 (View) *
Propecic 2 (View) *
PTK-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 2 (View) Yannai, S., Day, A. J., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1998. Characterization of Flavonoids as Monofunctional or Bifunctional Inducers of Quinone Reductase in Murine Hepatoma Cell Lines. Food Chem Toxicol, 36(8): 623-630.
Roborant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Schizophrenigenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 3 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Soap 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermigenic 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Suppository 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Testosteronigenic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 2 (View) Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Topoisomerase-II-Poison 1 (View) Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999.
Tranquilizer 2 (View) *