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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
DAUCOSTERIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-TOCOPHEROL 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROXYSTEARIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DOCOSANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DOCOSENIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EICOSAMONOENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EICOSANIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EICOSENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELIPHATIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN 30 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 6000.0 28000.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Plant 22000.0 95000.0 0.63 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 194800.0 526834.0 1.38 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Seed not available 45.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 46000.0 214000.0 0.65 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Plant 201000.0 279000.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 11900.0 52383.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Seed 1.0 3.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
FUMARASE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GABA 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Calcium-Antagonist 3 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 35 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 6 Martindale's 28th
Capillarigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Capillariprotective 3 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiodepressant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 12 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiovascular 2 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 6 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.