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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 19 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cancer-Preventive? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidicide | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |