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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 4 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Demulcent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Dermatitigenic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOPA-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dopaminergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |