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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON | 6 | Shoot | 19.0 | 188.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 1500.0 | 12346.0 | 2.62 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 9890.0 | 10800.0 | 0.04 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 470.0 | 3868.0 | 0.32 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 3470.0 | 3789.0 | -0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Shoot | 290.0 | 2837.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Seed | 0.4 | 8.4 | 1.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 16461.0 | 2.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 18640.0 | 20356.0 | 0.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | 104.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Fruit | 960.0 | 7901.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 3080.0 | 3364.0 | -0.89 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Shoot | 600.0 | 5871.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 1168.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Fruit | 1840.0 | 15144.0 | 2.86 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 16460.0 | 17975.0 | 0.80 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 374.0 | 4160.0 | 0.94 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 3141.0 | 3952.0 | 0.40 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Shoot | 430.0 | 4207.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 16.0 | 17.0 | -0.45 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinotonic | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Irritant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Laxative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Lipotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Memorigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |