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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYRIDOXINE | 43 | Seed | not available | 4.9 | -0.24 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Sprout Seedling | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.98 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Seed | 1100.0 | 5100.0 | -0.43 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 12930.0 | 14560.0 | 0.76 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SERINE | 1 | Sprout Seedling | 4450.0 | 14835.0 | 0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 1350.0 | 1520.0 | -0.56 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 570.0 | 1900.0 | -1.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 76.0 | 360.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Sprout Seedling | 56.0 | 545.0 | -0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SOYASAPONIN-I | 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. |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | not available | 285000.0 | -0.10 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 140.0 | 160.0 | -0.56 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Sprout Seedling | 60.0 | 200.0 | -1.40 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SULFUR | 14 | Seed | not available | 1220.0 | -0.74 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 2.6 | 6.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Sprout Seedling | 2.0 | 8.0 | -0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 10060.0 | 11325.0 | 0.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidipsomanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Hydrazine) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiemetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |