Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal
Botanical Name
:
Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal
English
Name
:
Moth bean, Mat bean, Turkish gram
Synonym(s)
:
Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacq., Dolichos dissectus Lam.
Family
:
Fabaceae
General Info
Description
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
Narcotic (roots)
Chemistry
Active Ingredients
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
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
alpha-Linolenic acid 94138-91-7
octadeca-9,12,15-tri C18 H30 O2
Ascorbic acid Not Available
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy C6 H8 O6
Beta-carotene Not Available
3,7,12,16-tetramethy C40 H56
Cystine 24645-67-8
2-amino-3-(2-amino-2 C6 H12 N2 O4 S2
Histidine 6027-02-7
2-amino-3-(3H-imidaz C6 H9 N3 O2
Isoleucine 319-78-8
2-amino-3-methyl-pen C6 H13 NO2
Linoleic acid 8024-22-4
Octadeca-9,12-dienoi C18 H32 O2
Lysine 923-27-3
2,6-diaminohexanoic C6 H14 N2 O2
Methionine 348-67-4
2-amino-4-methylsulf C5 H11 NO2 S
Niacin 99148-57-9
Pyridine-3-carboxyli C6 H5 NO2
Oleic acid 8046-01-3
octadec-9-enoic acid C18 H34 O2
Palmitic acid 66321-94-6
Hexadecanoic acid C16 H32 O2
Phenylalanine 3617-44-5
2-amino-3-phenyl-pro C9 H11 NO2
Riboflavin Not Available
Not Available C17 H21 N4 O9 P
Stearic acid 82497-27-6
octadecanoic acid C18 H36 O2
Thiamin 59-43-8
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met C12 H17 N4 OS+
Tryptophan 80206-30-0
2-amino-3-(1H-indol- C11 H12 N2 O2
Valine 7004-03-7
2-amino-3-methyl-but C5 H11 NO2
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
Used medicinally in diets for fevers (seeds)
Dealers
Products
Health Remedies 
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