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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
SUCROSE 14 Seed 22500.0 280000.0 3.29 Duke, 1992 *
SUGAR 0 Seed 41000.0 59000.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Plant not available 2300.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Seed 410.0 2290.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 1.5 15.0 1.24 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 2.4 13.9 1.75 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Fruit 990.0 9792.0 2.82 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Seed 2030.0 9603.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 93 Seed 0.3 22.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-SINAPIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Fruit 6.0 203.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Leaf 9.0 88.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Root 1.0 75.0 1.40 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Seed 128.0 227.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Shoot not available 55.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Sprout Seedling not available 91.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Stem 1.0 24.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Fruit 270.0 2671.0 2.56 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
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiTMJ 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitourette 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiTourette's 1 Martindale's 28th
Antitoxemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitubercular 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 17 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colorectal) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *