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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
CHLORINE 7 Seed 90.0 101.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Seed not available 2060.0 0.36 Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERIN 2 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 7.2 8.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIETHYLSTILBESTEROL 0 Seed not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit not available 23000.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Plant not available 28000.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 9000.0 25000.0 -1.27 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 9000.0 299000.0 1.48 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Plant not available 286000.0 0.47 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 9000.0 10000.0 -0.99 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Seed not available 1.3 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTATHIONE 7 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYGENISTEIN 0 Leaf Diffusate not available 8.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYLAMINE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-ACETAMIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBOXYALDEHYDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Seed not available 0.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 84.0 102.0 -0.23 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