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Plant Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food
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
PROLINE 0 Root not available 575.0 -0.92 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 1730.0 8183.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Shoot not available 23.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 28000.0 276954.0 2.24 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant 107000.0 284000.0 0.91 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 52800.0 262042.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Fruit 890.0 8803.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Seed 1870.0 8846.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
PUTRESCINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDOXINE 43 Seed not available 1.4 -1.06 Duke, 1992 *
PYRROLINE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-COUMAROYL-TRIGLUCOSIDE) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-FERULOYL-TRIGLUCOSIDE) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIC-ACID 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAFFINOSE 1 Seed not available 6000.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.8 8.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 1.2 6.7 1.22 Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Seed 0.8 10.0 -0.52 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
Antineuroblastomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineuropathic? 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 4 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antioncychomycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxalate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxaluric 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).