Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal |
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Botanical Name |
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Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal |
English
Name |
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Moth bean, Mat bean, Turkish gram |
Synonym(s) |
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Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacq., Dolichos dissectus Lam. |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A ground-hugging plant, only about a foot high. The densely matted branches, which grow horizontally and have deeply notched leaflets on long leaf branches, are somewhat similar to the leaves of certain varieties of sweet potatoes. The hairy branches bear bright yellow flowers that develop into short (2-3 inches long) smooth pods. Each yellowish brown pod contains from four to nine seeds about the size of a large grain of rice. The root system is covered by spherical nitrifying nodules. |
| Herb Effects |
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Narcotic (roots) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Alpha-linolenic acid, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, cystine, histidine, isoleucine, linoleic acid, lysine, methionine, niacin, oleic acid, palmitic acid, phenylalanine, riboflavin, stearic acid, thiamin, tryptophan and valine (seeds). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| alpha-Linolenic acid |
94138-91-7 |
octadeca-9,12,15-tri
enoic acid |
C18H30O2 |
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| Ascorbic acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| Beta-carotene |
Not Available |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| Cystine |
24645-67-8 |
2-amino-3-(2-amino-2
-carboxy-ethyl)disul
fanyl-propanoic acid |
C6H12N2O4S2 |
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| Histidine |
6027-02-7 |
2-amino-3-(3H-imidaz
ol-4-yl)propanoic
acid |
C6H9N3O2 |
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| Isoleucine |
319-78-8 |
2-amino-3-methyl-pen
tanoic acid |
C6H13NO2 |
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| Linoleic acid |
8024-22-4 |
Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid |
C18H32O2 |
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| Lysine |
923-27-3 |
2,6-diaminohexanoic
acid |
C6H14N2O2 |
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| Methionine |
348-67-4 |
2-amino-4-methylsulf
anyl-butanoic acid |
C5H11NO2S |
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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Oleic acid |
8046-01-3 |
octadec-9-enoic acid |
C18H34O2 |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
Hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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| Phenylalanine |
3617-44-5 |
2-amino-3-phenyl-pro
panoic acid |
C9H11NO2 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| Stearic acid |
82497-27-6 |
octadecanoic acid |
C18H36O2 |
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| Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni
acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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| Tryptophan |
80206-30-0 |
2-amino-3-(1H-indol-
3-yl)propanoic acid |
C11H12N2O2 |
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| Valine |
7004-03-7 |
2-amino-3-methyl-but
anoic acid |
C5H11NO2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Used medicinally in diets for fevers (seeds) |
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