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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
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 13560.0 15715.0 0.50 Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHOLIPASE-D 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORIC-ACID-MONOESTERHYDROLASE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 820.0 3814.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 800.0 10000.0 3.08 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 2450.0 4248.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
PHYSETOLEIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 9100.0 17500.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 4210.0 7681.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
PRATENSIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 11540.0 15362.0 0.79 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 44000.0 205000.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant 164000.0 262000.0 0.73 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 150000.0 275000.0 0.37 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Seed not available 4.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Seed 155340.0 183785.0 0.59 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 5.8 27.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 1.3 3.1 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antileukotriene-D4 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antimanic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimenorrhagic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 5 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antimigraine 5 Martindale's 29th
Antimitotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.