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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
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 12540.0 14487.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 8740.0 10097.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 198700.0 229552.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 1.8 3.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
ROBININ 10 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Seed 9760.0 11275.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Seed 50.0 58.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 662.0 762.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 3.4 6.6 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Seed 6740.0 7787.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Seed 1910.0 2207.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Seed 5910.0 6828.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Seed 10230.0 11818.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Seed not available 134400.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Seed 50.0 58.0 0.37 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiobesity 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 13 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiPMS 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).