Plant Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae)

Common Names

Pea Bean; Asparagus Bean; Yardlong Bean

How this plant is used

Food

Subspecies

sesquipedalis

Subspecies Author

(L.) VERDC.

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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
MERCURY	1	Seed	0.0	0.6	2.90	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Fruit	400.0	3292.0	2.87	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE	15	Seed	3460.0	3779.0	-0.14	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MOLYBDENUM	2	Seed	0.0	8.0	0.80	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Fruit	360.0	2963.0	-0.21	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MUFA	13	Seed	1140.0	1245.0	-0.78	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MUFA	13	Shoot	220.0	2153.0	0.71	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Fruit	10.0	82.0	-0.27	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Seed	10.0	11.0	-0.30	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Shoot	10.0	98.0	-0.71	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Fruit	1.0	59.0	-0.02	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NIACIN	39	Seed	21.0	24.0	-0.57	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NIACIN	39	Shoot	11.2	110.0	0.03	Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL	3	Seed	0.0	6.0	0.24	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Fruit	210.0	1728.0	-0.47	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
OLEIC-ACID	18	Seed	1140.0	1245.0	-0.97	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
OLEIC-ACID	18	Shoot	130.0	1272.0	0.71	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Fruit	840.0	6913.0	-0.26	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Seed	3180.0	3473.0	-0.63	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Shoot	530.0	5185.0	-0.71	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
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 *