| Legume
|
Source of—
|
Used to/as—
|
| Coffee senna
(Senna occidentalis)
|
Aloe-emodin
|
Fight leukemia, tuberculosis, tumors; antiseptic;
pesticide
|
| ------------
|
Anthraquinone
|
Laxative
|
| ------------
|
Chrysophanol
|
Arrest bleeding; antiseptic; pesticide
|
| ------------
|
Emodin
|
Fight inflammation, cellular mutation, breast cancer
|
| ------------
|
Physcion
|
Antiseptic; pesticide
|
| ------------
|
Rhein
|
Fight tumors, carcinomas; antiseptic
|
| Common Indigo
(Indigofera tinctoria)
|
Indigotin
|
Antiseptic; wound-cleaner; pesticide
|
| Fish poison bean
(Tephrosia vogelii)
|
Deguelin
|
Kill unwanted cells; pesticide
|
| ------------
|
Rotenone
|
Fight tumors; pesticide
|
| ------------
|
Tephrosin
|
Kill unwanted cells; pesticide
|
| Hyacinth bean
(Lablab purpureus)
|
Tyrosinase
|
Lower blood pressure
|
| Jack Bean
(Canavalia ensiformis)
|
Betonicine
|
Arrest bleeding
|
| ------------
|
Canavanine
|
Fight flu, viruses, bacteria, fungi
|
| ------------
|
Trigonelline
|
Fight cervical, liver cancer; lower blood sugar
|
| Kudzu
(Pueraria montana var. lobata)
|
Daidzein
|
Fight inflammation, microbial infections; dilate
coronary arteries; promote estrous cycle; relax muscles
|
| Ringworm Bush
(Senna alata)
|
Aloe-emodin
|
Fight tumors, leukemia, tuberculosis; antiseptic;
pesticide
|
| ------------
|
Chrysophanol
|
Arrest bleeding; antiseptic; pesticide
|
| ------------
|
Emodin
|
Fight inflammation, cellular mutation, breast cancer; antiseptic
|
| ------------
|
Rhein
|
Fight tumors, carcinomas; antiseptic
|
| Snout Bean
(Rhynchosia minima)
|
Prodelphinidin
|
Antibiotic
|
Sunn hemp
(Crotalaria juncea) |
Senecionine |
Fight tumors; lower blood pressure |
| ------------
|
Seneciphylline |
Fight tumors |
Sunn hemp
(Crotalaria Retusa) |
Monocrotaline |
Fight tumors, leukemia; lower vital heart function, blood pressure;
pesticide |
| ------------
|
Retusin |
Fight tumors |
| Tephrosia purpurea |
Lupeol |
Fight tumors, rheumatic problems; kill unwanted cells |
| ------------
|
Rotenone |
Fight tumors; pesticide |
| ------------
|
Tephrosin |
Kill unwanted cells; pesticide |
Velvet bean (Cowitch)
(Mucuna pruriens) |
Bufotenine |
Reduce cholinesterase enzyme |
| ------------
|
Dopamine |
Treat Parkinson's disease |
| ------------
|
Mucunain |
Treat parasitic intestinal worms; pesticide |
| ------------
|
Serotonin |
Reduce cholinesterase enzyme, intestinal gas; relax muscles; clotting agent
|
White tephrosia
(Tephrosia candida) |
Rotenone |
Fight tumors; pesticide |
| ------------
|
Tephrosin |
Kill unwanted cells; pesticide |
Winged bean
(Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) |
Erucic acid |
Fight tumors |
| ------------
|
Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
Treat muscular sclerosis, acne, eczema; fight nerve inflammation |
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