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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 |
|---|---|---|
| AntiAGE | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 12 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antiaging | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianginal | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |