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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
TRANS-10-OCTADECENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXY-4-ISOPENTENYLSTILBENE 2 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-RESVERATROL 5 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIHYDROXYSTEARIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Seed 2540.0 3321.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Seed 10630.0 13198.0 1.26 Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Seed 10970.0 12437.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Seed not available 43.0 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
VIT-B-6 0 Seed 3.0 3.7 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Leaf not available 785000.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Plant 628000.0 842000.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Seed 56000.0 422000.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Seed 31.0 35.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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).