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Plant Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
unguiculata
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
(-)-PHASEOLLIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-PHASEOLLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-O-METHYLPHASEOLLIDINISOFLAVAN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ACETYLOLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 19.0 not available 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 not available not available not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Seed 1.0 60.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed not available 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antioxidant 17 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
Antiperiodontal 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 4 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.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolyneuritic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antipolyp 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th