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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
RUBIDIUM 0 Seed not available 13.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Seed not available 18.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
SARKOSIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Seed not available 0.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Seed 12710.0 15362.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Seed 68230.0 81740.0 0.22 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Seed not available 14.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Seed 40.0 260.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
SPHINGOGLYCOLIPID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 10980.0 13760.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
STERCULIC-ACID 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIZOLAMINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Seed not available 2100.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 Seed not available 51.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 2.3 11.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 6.0 17.0 2.49 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Seed 7430.0 9570.0 0.32 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 4 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiasthmatic? 1 Duke, 1992 *