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Common Names
Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
unguiculata
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 7 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Esophagus)? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinomic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |