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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 130.0 | 1070.0 | -0.21 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 200.0 | 218.0 | -0.56 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Shoot | 80.0 | 783.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | 250.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Seed | 2.0 | 60.0 | 1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCCINOXIDASE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Seed | not available | 15000.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.81 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Shoot | 3.5 | 35.0 | 2.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Fruit | 1040.0 | 8560.0 | 2.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 9260.0 | 10112.0 | 0.44 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TIN | 4 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Seed | 0.2 | 84.0 | 2.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Fruit | 320.0 | 2634.0 | 2.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 3000.0 | 3276.0 | -0.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Fruit | 1150.0 | 9465.0 | 2.92 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 7860.0 | 8584.0 | 0.20 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Fruit | 1620.0 | 13333.0 | 1.83 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 11600.0 | 12688.0 | 0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypnotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocalcemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 14 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 11 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Hypotriglyceridemic | 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 |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 6 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Insectifuge | 4 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |