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Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 370.0 | 1750.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYRAMINE | 11 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYRAMINE | 11 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Fruit | 990.0 | 9792.0 | 3.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 1130.0 | 5345.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Fruit | 2730.0 | 27003.0 | 4.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 2350.0 | 11116.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Shoot | not available | 33.0 | -1.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERBASCOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 31000.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VICILIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Fruit | 1.6 | 16.0 | 1.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Seed | 1.6 | 8.6 | 1.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B12 | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 880000.0 | 897750.0 | 0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 760000.0 | 793670.0 | 2.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOPHYLL | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XENOGNOSIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | 11.0 | 60.0 | 0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Acnegenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Adrenergic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 5 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 10 | Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill. |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |