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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Arachis hypogaea (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Groundnut, Peanut
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
RUBIDIUM 0 Seed 13.0 -0.28 *
RUTIN 87 Plant *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Seed 18.0 1.00 *
SARKOSIN 0 Seed *
SELENIUM 60 Seed 0.0 -0.26 *
SERINE 1 Seed 12710.0 15362.0 0.92 *
SFA 0 Seed 68230.0 81740.0 0.22 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Seed 14.0 -0.58 *
SODIUM 1 Seed 40.0 260.0 -0.30 *
SPHINGOGLYCOLIPID 0 Seed *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 10980.0 13760.0 -0.27 *
STERCULIC-ACID 4 Plant *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Plant *
STIZOLAMINE 0 Seed *
SULFUR 14 Seed 2100.0 -0.25 *
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 Seed 51.0 -0.48 *
TETRADECANOIC-ACID 0 Plant *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 2.3 11.0 0.56 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 6.0 17.0 2.49 *
THREONINE 4 Seed 7430.0 9570.0 0.32 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 10 (View) Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
Allelochemic 3 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 5 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 8 (View) *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analeptic 2 (View) *
Analgesic 12 (View) *
Androgenic 2 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).