Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 1580.0 10857.0 0.05 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
KIEVITONE 3 Shoot *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 1270.0 3825.0 -0.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
KILOCALORIES 0 Shoot 290.0 2837.0 0.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEAD 0 Seed 0.4 8.4 1.74 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 2111.0 20466.0 0.32 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Seed 104.0 -0.62 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 1168.0 5783.0 -0.87 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Shoot 600.0 5871.0 -0.71 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed 1168.0 -0.56 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LYSINE 4 Seed 1940.0 18069.0 0.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 389.0 14400.0 4.53 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Shoot 430.0 4207.0 -0.45 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MANGANESE 14 Seed 5.6 240.0 2.32 *
MATIRESINOL 0 Seed 0.0 -0.71 H. Adlercreutz, pers. comm.
MEDICARPIN 13 Leaf Diffusate *
MERCURY 1 Seed 0.0 0.6 2.90 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 420.0 3805.0 -0.13 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MOLYBDENUM 2 Seed 0.0 8.0 0.80 *
MUFA 13 Seed 710.0 2139.0 -0.78 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihiccup 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 3 (View) *
AntiHIV 2 (View) *
Antihomocysteine 1 (View) *
Antihomocystinuric 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antihyperactivity 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperammonemic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 (View) *
Antihyperkinetic 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 8 (View) *
Antihypoglycemic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiielus? 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiimplantation 1 (View) *
Antiimpotence 2 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 5 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 13 (View) *
Antiinsomniac 4 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.