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Plant Arachis hypogaea (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Groundnut; Peanut
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
11-EICOSENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-EICOSENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-HYDROPEROXY-CIS-9,TRANS-11-OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-HYDROPEROXY-TRANS-9,TRANS-11-OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
15-DOCOSENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYLENEPROLINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXYCHROMONE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-HEXADECENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9,10-DIHYDROXYSTEARIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 10390.0 12137.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CEPHALIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 30.0 110.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-RESORCYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Oil not available 89.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 83.0 116.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed not available 14.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 11803.0 12644.0 0.58 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinociceptive 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antioncychomycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiophidic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 37 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 1 Martindale's 29th
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).