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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.
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
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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistress 6 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 3 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antisunburn 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 6 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antithiamin 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiTourette's 1 Martindale's 28th
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitumor 15 Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (Bladder) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *