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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytoalexin | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Pituitary-sensitizer | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Progesteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 4 | Yannai, S., Day, A. J., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1998. Characterization of Flavonoids as Monofunctional or Bifunctional Inducers of Quinone Reductase in Murine Hepatoma Cell Lines. Food Chem Toxicol, 36(8): 623-630. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |