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
SODIUM 1 Seed 38.0 200.0 -0.40 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SODIUM 1 Shoot 70.0 685.0 1.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STACHYOSE 1 Seed 20000.0 -0.15 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STARCH 5 Seed 390000.0 400000.0 0.36 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 270.0 813.0 -0.55 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID 8 Shoot 80.0 783.0 0.71 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STIGMASTEROL 12 Seed 14.0 250.0 -0.21 *
STRONTIUM 0 Seed 2.0 60.0 1.14 *
SUCCINOXIDASE 0 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SUCCINOXIDASE 0 Sprout Seedling ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SUCROSE 14 Seed 15000.0 -0.48 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
THIAMIN 31 Seed 1.1 10.0 0.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THIAMIN 31 Shoot 3.5 35.0 2.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THREONINE 4 Seed 1100.0 10165.0 0.45 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TIN 4 Seed 0.0 0.7 -0.56 *
TITANIUM 0 Seed 0.2 84.0 2.36 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Seed 340.0 3293.0 -0.01 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TYROSINE 8 Seed 1210.0 8631.0 0.21 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VALINE 3 Seed 1710.0 12731.0 0.09 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VANADIUM 16 Seed 0.2 2.4 1.69 *
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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.