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Phaseolus

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Definition: A plant genus in the family FABACEAE which is the source of edible beans and the lectin PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS.  coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual    Other names vulgaris, Phaseolus; vulgari, Phaseolus; acutifolius, Phaseolus; Tepary Beans; Phaseolus vulgari; Kidney Beans; Beans, Tepary; Beans, Kidney; Phaseolus vulgaris; Phaseolus acutifolius; Tepary Bean; Kidney Bean; Bean, Tepary; Bean, Kidney
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Phase2 starch neutralizer  0   *Plant Extracts Obesity/drug therapy Phaseolus. Altern Med Rev 2004 Mar;9(1):63-9
arcelin-1  0   *Glycoproteins *Plant Lectins Phaseolus. Proteins 1997 Dec;29(4):433-42
lima bean lectin  0   *Plant Lectins Phaseolus. J Immunol 1981;127(4):1607

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