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Plant Vigna mungo (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Black Gram
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ALLANTOIN 12 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOINASE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed not available 0.2 1.03 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 22.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Sprout Seedling not available 426.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit not available 122000.0 1.69 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant not available 126000.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 32000.0 36000.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed 837.0 2325.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.2 0.5 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed not available 0.2 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 27100.0 5.36 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant not available 17400.0 0.41 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 1100.0 2220.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit not available 765000.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Plant not available 757000.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 594000.0 660000.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
CAROTENE 0 Sprout Seedling 12.0 14.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLOBIOSE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 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
Allergenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadrenalinic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiAGE 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