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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Irritant | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Laxative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 1 | Castro, A. F., Altenberg, G. A. 1997. Inhibition of Drug Transport by Genistein in Multidrug-Resistant Cell Expressing P-Glycoprotein. Biochem Pharmacol, 53(1): 89-93. |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Microvasculokinetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |