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Common Names
Lentil
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLYCINE | 12 | Sprout Seedling | 3190.0 | 10635.0 | -0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HERMICELLULOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 7900.0 | 8900.0 | 0.74 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Sprout Seedling | 2570.0 | 8565.0 | -0.42 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Seed | not available | 1300.0 | -0.43 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| IODINE | 12 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.28 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 22.0 | 106.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Sprout Seedling | 30.0 | 116.0 | -0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 12120.0 | 13650.0 | 0.40 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Sprout Seedling | 3260.0 | 10865.0 | -1.06 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL...PL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-RUTINOSYL-7-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-RUTINOSYL-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| KAEMPFEROL-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| KAEMPFEROL-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL...PL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 3380.0 | 3805.0 | -0.82 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 1060.0 | 3533.0 | 1.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 20340.0 | 22900.0 | 0.56 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Sprout Seedling | 6280.0 | 20935.0 | -0.49 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Arteriodilator | 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. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 22 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| 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 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |