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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
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 3340.0 3890.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
LACTOSE 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed not available 3.8 0.41 Duke, 1992 *
LECITHIN 20 Seed not available 16000.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC 0 Seed 342.0 950.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 1467.0 4075.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed 3213.0 8925.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 1850.0 2076.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
MALTOSE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MELIBIOSE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Seed not available 0.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 20.0 26.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Seed not available 5.7 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 1872.0 5200.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Seed not available 278.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 1 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 1269.0 3525.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit not available 1900.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant not available 1600.0 -0.96 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