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Common Names
Green Gram; Mungbean
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 312.0 | 360.0 | -0.64 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.9 | 1.2 | -0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Sprout Seedling | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.05 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | 130.0 | 150.0 | -0.57 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Sprout Seedling | 50.0 | 500.0 | -0.23 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BIOCHANIN-A | 32 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 1183.0 | 1602.0 | -0.47 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Sprout Seedling | 110.0 | 1571.0 | -0.48 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Seed | 20.0 | 25.0 | -0.57 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Sprout Seedling | 10.0 | 100.0 | -1.00 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 626200.0 | 688510.0 | 0.66 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 59300.0 | 622899.0 | 0.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CEROTIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 819.0 | 945.0 | -1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | 120.0 | 278.0 | -0.17 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | 1670.0 | 1856.0 | 0.17 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 9.0 | 13.0 | -0.16 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| COPPER | 12 | Sprout Seedling | 1.0 | 23.0 | 1.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| COUMESTROL | 13 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.52 | H. Adlercreutz, pers. comm. |
| COUMESTROL | 13 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 34 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 4 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Capillarigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 5 | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 5 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Choleretic | 6 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |