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Plant Vigna radiata (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Green Gram; Mungbean
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
MAGNESIUM 65 Sprout Seedling 176.0 2560.0 1.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MANGANESE 14 Seed 9.6 12.2 -0.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MANGANESE 14 Sprout Seedling 1.4 25.0 0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MANNOSE 3 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MATIRESINOL 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.71 H. Adlercreutz, pers. comm.
MERCURY 1 Seed not available 0.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 2860.0 3145.0 -0.30 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE 15 Sprout Seedling 340.0 3571.0 -0.64 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MUFA 13 Seed 1610.0 1770.0 -0.78 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MUFA 13 Sprout Seedling 220.0 2311.0 -1.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Sprout Seedling not available 0.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NARINGENIN 56 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
NIACIN 39 Seed 21.0 27.0 -0.48 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NIACIN 39 Sprout Seedling 6.8 85.0 -0.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NICKEL 3 Seed not available 3.5 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 832.0 1770.0 -0.96 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
OLEIC-ACID 18 Sprout Seedling 220.0 2311.0 -1.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 2500.0 4215.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Sprout Seedling 320.0 3361.0 -0.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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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
Antivaricose 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 Merck 11th Edition
Aphidifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *