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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLUORINE | 0 | Seed | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Seed | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA | 22 | Shoot | not available | 153.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-HYDROXY-HOMOARGININE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Seed | not available | 45.8 | -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 |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GIBBERELLINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 4480.0 | 44313.0 | 2.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 7400.0 | 35005.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Shoot | not available | 70.0 | -1.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Fruit | 720.0 | 7122.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 1840.0 | 8704.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCOLIC-ACID | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENTRIACONTANE | 0 | Wax | not available | 500000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTAMINE | 18 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | 170.0 | 1682.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 1070.0 | 5061.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOSERINE | 1 | Shoot | not available | 733.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |