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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-GAMMA-HYDROXY-L-HOMOARGININE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 11720.0 | 13200.0 | 0.65 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALANINE | 3 | Sprout Seedling | 3560.0 | 11865.0 | -0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| AMYLASE | 1 | 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. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 21680.0 | 24400.0 | -0.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Sprout Seedling | 6110.0 | 20365.0 | -0.79 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 42.0 | 70.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Sprout Seedling | 148.0 | 605.0 | -0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 21000.0 | 30875.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 9250.0 | 35833.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARAGIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 31020.0 | 34900.0 | 1.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Sprout Seedling | 14330.0 | 47765.0 | -0.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | not available | 16.0 | 0.57 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Sprout Seedling | 0.3 | 1.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BIOTIN | 4 | Seed | not available | 132.0 | 0.06 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 386.0 | 604.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Sprout Seedling | 244.0 | 853.0 | -0.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 597000.0 | 642800.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 221400.0 | -1.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebroprotective | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991. |
| Choleretic | 5 | Fitoterapia No.5-1986. |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| 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 | 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 |
| Coronary-Dilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |