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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 636.0 | 0.57 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | not available | 2230.0 | 0.52 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 8.0 | 9.0 | -0.53 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| COPPER | 12 | Sprout Seedling | 3.3 | 12.0 | -0.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 3680.0 | 4145.0 | 0.69 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 3340.0 | -0.06 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Seed | not available | 5.2 | -0.52 | Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12 |
| ESCULIN | 29 | 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. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 7000.0 | 11800.0 | -1.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 5200.0 | 19335.0 | -0.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 49000.0 | 61675.0 | -0.58 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FIBER | 15 | Sprout Seedling | 21900.0 | 106333.0 | -0.10 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Seed | not available | 1.1 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Sprout Seedling | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.74 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FOLIC-ACID | 23 | Seed | not available | 1070.0 | 2.83 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 40.0 | 45.0 | -0.73 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Seed | not available | 25.0 | -0.30 | Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12 |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 43500.0 | 49000.0 | 0.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Sprout Seedling | 12580.0 | 41935.0 | 0.25 | 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 * |