Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. |
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Botanical Name |
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Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. |
English
Name |
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Jack bean, Sword bean, Giant stock-bean, Wonder bean, Horse bean, Seaside-bean, Gotani-bean |
Synonym(s) |
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Canavalia gladiata DC. var. ensiformis DC., Dolichos ensiformis L. , Canavalia ensiformis (DC.) Makino, Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. var. leucosperma Voigt |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A twining plant up to one metre in height. It has deep roots, which makes it drought resistant. The plant can spread via long runners. Leaves are shiny. The flowers are pink-purple in colour. The pods are up to 36 cm long with large white seeds. |
| Herb Effects |
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Amyolytic, antiaggregant, antiallergic, antiherpetic, antihistaminic, antiinflammatory, antimetabolic, antioxidant, antiviral, fungicide, hemolytic, hypocholesterolemic, mitogenic, hypotensive |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Alanine, arginine, betonicine, canaline, canavanine, choline, concanavalin A, glycine, trigonelline (seed); ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin (fruit); genistein (leaf diffusate) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Alanine |
35597-43-4 |
2-[2-[2-amino-4-(hyd
roxy-methyl-phosphor
yl)-butanoyl]aminopr
opanoylami
no]propa
noic acid |
C11H22N3O6P |
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| Arginine |
7004-12-8 |
2-amino-5-guanidino-
pentanoic acid |
C6H14N4O2 |
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| Betonicine |
Not Available |
(2R)-4-hydroxy-1,1-d
imethyl-2,3,4,5-tetr
ahydropyrrole-2-carb
oxylate |
C7H13NO3 |
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| Canaline |
Not Available |
(2S)-2-amino-4-amino
oxy-butanoic acid |
C4H10N2O3 |
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| Canavanine |
Not Available |
2-amino-4-(diaminome
thylideneamino)oxy-b
utanoic acid |
C5H12N4O3 |
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| Concanavalin A |
Not Available |
Not Available |
Not Available |
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| Glycine |
87867-94-5 |
2-aminoacetic acid |
C2H5NO2 |
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| Trigonelline |
6138-40-5 |
1-methylpyridine-5-c
arboxylate |
C7H7NO2 |
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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 |
7235-40-7 |
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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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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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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| Genistein |
446-72-0 |
4,5-dihydroxy-3-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one |
C15H10O5 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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The leaves are used to treat allergies, burns, capillary fragility, gynecopathy, herpes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, infections, inflammations and mycosis. |
| Reference |
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 James A Duke and Maryl Fulton. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs - 2nd Edition, P: 716, CRC Press July 2002.
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