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Plant Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea Bean; Asparagus Bean; Yardlong Bean
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
sesquipedalis
Subspecies Author
(L.) VERDC.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Fruit 10.0 82.0 -0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed 20.0 60.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Shoot 10.0 98.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Seed 15.0 17.0 0.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHENYL-PHOSPHATASE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Fruit 1540.0 12675.0 3.24 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 14210.0 15518.0 0.47 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 590.0 4856.0 0.50 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 5342.0 6375.0 0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 90.0 881.0 -1.14 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORYLASE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYTIC-ACID 9 Seed 5100.0 10270.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 2101.0 22212.0 0.38 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 11570.0 12635.0 0.01 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM 14 Shoot 4550.0 44520.0 1.45 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed not available 14050.0 0.53 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 28000.0 230453.0 1.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN 0 Seed 238800.0 270598.0 0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN 0 Shoot 41000.0 401174.0 1.71 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Fruit 1690.0 13909.0 0.16 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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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
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 14 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.