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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Seed | 18.0 | 22.0 | 0.55 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Sprout Seedling | 2.9 | 48.0 | 1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PECTIN | 24 | 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. |
| PHASEOLLIDIN | 2 | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 13.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 14430.0 | 15865.0 | 0.52 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Sprout Seedling | 1170.0 | 12290.0 | -0.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 3260.0 | 4500.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Sprout Seedling | 455.0 | 6560.0 | 0.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYTIN-PHOSPHORUS | 0 | Seed | 1480.0 | 2322.0 | 0.82 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | 230.0 | 253.0 | -0.58 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Sprout Seedling | 150.0 | 1576.0 | 0.20 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 12038.0 | 14170.0 | 0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Sprout Seedling | 1256.0 | 18092.0 | 0.79 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 10950.0 | 12090.0 | 0.15 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 234890.0 | 266541.0 | 0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 25740.0 | 368130.0 | 0.52 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 3840.0 | 4222.0 | -0.77 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Sprout Seedling | 580.0 | 6092.0 | -0.76 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PYRIDOXINE | 43 | 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. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | 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. |