Plant Pisum sativum (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Pea

How this plant is used

Food

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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
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Seed	4950.0	23415.0	0.07	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Shoot	not available	22.0	-1.41	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	0.8	8.3	-0.13	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Seed	3.6	18.2	0.71	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE	14	Root	not available	59.0	-0.36	Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE	14	Shoot	not available	94.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
BIOTIN	4	Seed	not available	82.0	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
BORON	4	Seed	2.0	23.0	-0.05	Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE	0	Seed	0.2	12.0	-0.02	Duke, 1992 *
CADAVERINE	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM	3	Seed	0.0	0.3	-0.20	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	430.0	4253.0	0.09	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Plant	10200.0	14100.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	230.0	1700.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE	4	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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).