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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
ISOFERULIC-ACID 4 Seed not available 0.2 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 9200.0 10680.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLINOLEIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOOLEIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 690.0 3210.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 3030.0 6074.0 0.95 Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed not available 0.1 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
LECITHIN 20 Seed 5000.0 7000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 16960.0 20653.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOCYANIDIN 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCODELPHINIDIN 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Seed 5409.0 5795.0 0.20 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 155300.0 183655.0 0.66 Duke, 1992 *
LUETOLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 9390.0 10627.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant 3500.0 8700.0 1.44 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 1700.0 2110.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
MALVALIC-ACID 0 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
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Heavy Metals) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 1 HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antielastase 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.