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Common Names
Chickpea; Garbanzo
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 2320.0 | 2860.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Seed | 13580.0 | 15350.0 | -0.68 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 90.0 | 100.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 15.0 | 18.0 | -0.74 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 13460.0 | 15215.0 | -0.85 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ONONIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | 24.0 | -0.67 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 5010.0 | 5665.0 | -0.58 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 120.0 | 135.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Seed | 15.0 | 18.0 | 0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 10340.0 | 12290.0 | 0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 3540.0 | 4275.0 | -0.28 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | 1.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 2080.0 | 8260.0 | -0.53 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | 350.0 | 395.0 | -0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 8460.0 | 10220.0 | -0.21 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PRATENSEIN | 1 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 7970.0 | 16530.0 | 1.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 191000.0 | 220000.0 | -0.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidipsomanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| 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 (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Lead) | 2 | 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 |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 7 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |