WINGED BEAN ASPARAGUS PEA

WINGED BEAN, ASPARAGUS PEA (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) ++

Synonyms :
Botor tetragonolobus (L.) Kuntze, Dolichos tetragonolobus L.

Activities (Winged Bean) :
Anthelminthic (1; X11315752); Antibacterial (1; X10630117); Anticancer (1; FNF; JBH); Antiedemic (1; X7701004); Anti-HIV (1; FNF); Antiinflammatory (1; FNF; X11684183); Antileukemic (1; X9353895); Antimalarial (1; FNF); Antimelanomic (1; FNF; X7489361); Antinociceptive (1; X103991940); Antiplasmodial (1; FNF); Antiseptic (f; DAD); Antitumor (1; FNF; JBH); Antiviral (1; FNF); Aphrodisiac (f; DAD); Apoptotic (1; X11107130; X7489361); Cytotoxic (1; FNF); Depurative (f; DAD); Phospholipase-A2 Inhibitor (1; X11684183).

Indications (Winged Bean) :
Anemia (f; DAD); Bacteria (1; X10630117); Boil (f; DAD); Cancer (1; FNF; JBH; X11107130); Cancer, brain (1; X10399962); Candida (f; DAD); Diabetes (f; DAD); Dyspepsia (f; DAD); Edema (1; X7701004); Fungus (f; DAD); Glioblastoma (1; X10399962); HIV (1; FNF); Infection (1; DAD; FNF); Leukemia (1; X9353895); Malaria (1; FNF); Medulloblastoma (1; X10399962); Melanoma (1; FNF; X7489361); Neuroblastoma (1; X11107130); Obesity (f; DAD); Ophthalmia (f; DAD); Otosis (f; DAD); Pain (1; X103991940); Smallpox (f; DAD); Swelling (1; X7701004); Toothache (f; DAD); VD (f; DAD); Vertigo (f; DAD); Virus (1; FNF); Worm (1; X11315752).

Dosages (Winged Bean) :
Flowers, pods, seeds and roots are food farmacy (JAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Winged Bean) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM; PH2). Roots are one of the best sources of betulinic acid (to 5.3%) in my database. The tuberous roots were reportedly edible.