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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Sprout Seedling | 520.0 | 1733.0 | -1.05 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 20.0 | 23.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Seed | 16.0 | 22.0 | 0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Sprout Seedling | 5.0 | 20.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PARAGALACTOARABAN | 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. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 13830.0 | 15575.0 | 0.48 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Sprout Seedling | 4420.0 | 14735.0 | -0.42 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHATASE | 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. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 2420.0 | 5275.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Sprout Seedling | 1610.0 | 6165.0 | -0.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYTASE | 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. |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 4340.0 | 4940.0 | -0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 6730.0 | 10440.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Sprout Seedling | 3000.0 | 11495.0 | -0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 11720.0 | 13200.0 | 0.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROLINE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 3560.0 | 11865.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 251000.0 | 349000.0 | 1.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 83500.0 | 316667.0 | 0.16 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 4470.0 | 5035.0 | -0.77 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Sprout Seedling | 2190.0 | 7300.0 | -0.65 | 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 * |