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Plant Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Pigeonpea
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 2'-0'METHYLCAJANONE Root -- -- -- Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
3 2'-HYDROXYGENISTEIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 5,7,2'-TRIHYDROXYISOFLAVONE Root -- -- -- Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
3 ALANINE Seed 8170.0 10870.0 0.15 *
10 ALPHA-AMYRIN Root -- -- -- Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
14 ARGININE Seed 11280.0 14530.0 -0.43 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 320.0 1601.0 -0.18 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Seed 0.0 1279.0 0.43 *
0 ASH Leaf -- 185000.0 1.17 *
0 ASH Plant -- 58000.0 -1.14 *
0 ASH Seed 14000.0 46000.0 -0.06 *
0 ASH Fruit 13000.0 51000.0 -0.15 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Seed 17940.0 24000.0 0.13 *
0 BETA-AMRYIN Root -- -- -- Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 0.4 4.0 -0.14 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Seed 0.8 4.6 -0.14 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Leaf -- -- -- Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
0 CAJAFLAVANONE Root -- -- -- Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
0 CAJAISOFLAVONE Root -- -- -- Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
3 CAJANIN Seed -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.