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Plant Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Seed 2400.0 11353.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Shoot not available 313.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 130.0 1286.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 350.0 1656.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 1.0 24.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 1340.0 13254.0 2.39 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 4280.0 20246.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.0 0.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 600.0 5935.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 44.0 1892.0 0.80 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Sprout Seedling not available 1650.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 5600.0 55391.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant 60000.0 191000.0 1.26 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 8280.0 43138.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 2280.0 22552.0 1.63 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadrenalinic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *