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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Cowpea, Black-eyed Pea, Crowder Pea, Southern Pea
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
unguiculata

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-PHASEOLLIDIN 0 Plant *
(-)-PHASEOLLIN 0 Plant *
2'-O-METHYLPHASEOLLIDINISOFLAVAN 0 Stem *
3-ACETYLOLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Seed 19.0 Noorwala, M., Mohammad, F. V., Ahmad, V. U. 1995. A New Monodesmosidic Triterpenoid Saponin From the Seeds of Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata. J Nat Prod, 58(7): 1070-1074.
3-O-ACETYLOLEANOLIC-ACID 1 Seed Noorwala, M., Mohammad, F. V., Ahmad, V. U. 1995. A New Monodesmosidic Triterpenoid Saponin From the Seeds of Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata. J Nat Prod, 58(7): 1070-1074.
ALANINE 3 Seed 9830.0 12175.0 0.43 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 1390.0 4187.0 -0.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Shoot 440.0 4305.0 0.71 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 6.0 840.0 1.03 *
AMYLOSE 0 Seed 108420.0 111200.0 -0.71 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ANTIMONY 0 Seed 0.0 0.0 -1.09 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 86.0 -0.65 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ARGININE 14 Seed 2070.0 18500.0 -0.26 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 15.0 75.0 -0.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot 360.0 3523.0 -0.20 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Seed 16000.0 120000.0 2.17 *
ASH 0 Shoot 10500.0 102740.0 0.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 25730.0 32254.0 0.86 *
BARIUM 0 Seed 1.0 60.0 -0.18 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed 380.0 -0.64 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) 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.
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 6 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) 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 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 7 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th