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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Vigna mungo (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Black Gram
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
ALLANTOIN 12 Seed *
ALLANTOINASE 0 Seed *
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.2 1.03 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 22.0 -0.33 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Sprout Seedling 426.0 -0.74 *
ASH 0 Fruit 122000.0 1.69 *
ASH 0 Plant 126000.0 0.09 *
ASH 0 Seed 32000.0 36000.0 -0.36 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Seed *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed 837.0 2325.0 -0.46 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.2 0.5 -0.40 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed 0.2 -0.26 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 27100.0 5.36 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 17400.0 0.41 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 1100.0 2220.0 -0.35 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 765000.0 -0.10 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Plant 757000.0 0.54 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 594000.0 660000.0 0.54 *
CAROTENE 0 Sprout Seedling 12.0 14.0 *
CELLOBIOSE 0 Seed *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) 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 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 3 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 3 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiADD 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiadrenalinic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiAGE 1 (View) 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