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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Larvistat | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 1 | Castro, A. F., Altenberg, G. A. 1997. Inhibition of Drug Transport by Genistein in Multidrug-Resistant Cell Expressing P-Glycoprotein. Biochem Pharmacol, 53(1): 89-93. |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |