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Common Names
Pea Bean; Asparagus Bean; Yardlong Bean
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
sesquipedalis
Subspecies Author
(L.) VERDC.
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-PHASEOLLIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 11090.0 | 12111.0 | 0.42 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 700.0 | 5761.0 | 1.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Seed | 2580.0 | 2817.0 | -0.28 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Shoot | 440.0 | 4305.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Seed | 6.0 | 840.0 | 1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYLOSE | 0 | Seed | 108420.0 | 111200.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTIMONY | 0 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 86.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 1960.0 | 16131.0 | 3.15 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 16850.0 | 18401.0 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 56.0 | 2633.0 | -0.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 16.0 | 17.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Shoot | 360.0 | 3523.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 6000.0 | 49383.0 | -0.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 39270.0 | 45132.0 | -0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Shoot | 10500.0 | 102740.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 29380.0 | 32085.0 | 0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BARIUM | 0 | Seed | 1.0 | 60.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | 380.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 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 |
| Allergenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |