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botanical illustration of Canavalia virosa, Canavalia virosa

botanical record · discovered

Canavalia virosa

Canavalia virosa

no alternate common names documented

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: GENISTEIN, HYDROXYGENISTEIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Canavalia virosa

Common names: not documented

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Structural characterization of a lectin from Canavalia virosa seeds with inflammatory and cytotoxic activities. · 2016 source ↗
  • Purification, partial characterization, and CNBr-sepharose immobilization of a vasorelaxant glucose/mannose lectin from Canavalia virosa seeds. · 2014 source ↗
  • Antipoisonous property of canavalia virosa. · 1988 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • GENISTEIN
  • HYDROXYGENISTEIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Canavalia virosa
Canavalia virosa · Yercaud-elango

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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