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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THREONINE | 4 | Sprout Seedling | 3280.0 | 10935.0 | -0.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Seed | not available | 20.0 | -0.40 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 2510.0 | 2826.0 | -0.17 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 7500.0 | 8445.0 | 0.16 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Sprout Seedling | 2520.0 | 8400.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 13920.0 | 15675.0 | 0.45 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Sprout Seedling | 3990.0 | 13300.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VARIABILIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Seed | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.48 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 2.0 | 6.6 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VIT-K | 0 | Seed | not available | 2.5 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 111900.0 | 124000.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 650000.0 | 700000.0 | -1.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WYERONE | 3 | Plant | 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. |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | 37.0 | 42.0 | -0.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ZINC | 77 | Sprout Seedling | 14.0 | 54.0 | 0.90 | 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 * |