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Common Names
Groundnut; Peanut
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Choleretic | 8 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Inhibitor | 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. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Comedolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | 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 |
| Copper-Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |