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Plant Vigna radiata (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Green Gram; Mungbean
How this plant is used
Food
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
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 *
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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
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Collyrium 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
COMT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 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
Copper-Chelator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Coronary-Dilator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *