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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
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 2100.0 2309.0 -0.59 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CYSTINE 2 Sprout Seedling 170.0 1786.0 -1.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CYTIDINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE 0 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.
DAIDZEIN 32 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZEIN 32 Seed 0.3 15.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZEIN 32 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DALBERGIOIDIN 0 Leaf Diffusate not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN-3-(P-COUMARYL)-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEMTHYLMEDICARPIN 0 Leaf Diffusate not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 10060.0 14234.0 -1.32 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FAT 0 Sprout Seedling 1350.0 23625.0 -0.57 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FIBER 15 Seed 44950.0 66495.0 -0.54 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FIBER 15 Sprout Seedling 7200.0 94500.0 -0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FLAVADENINE-DINUCLEOTIDE 0 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.
FOLACIN 15 Seed 5.8 7.3 1.94 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FOLACIN 15 Sprout Seedling 0.5 7.1 1.41 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FOLIC-ACID 23 Seed 1.4 1.6 -0.35 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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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
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.