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Plant Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

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
L-THREO-ALPHA-AMINO-BETA-CHLORO-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed 0.0 0.5 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
LECITHIN 20 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEGUMIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEGUMINELIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 2280.0 22552.0 3.71 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 3230.0 15279.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Shoot not available 35.0 -1.17 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 1750.0 7418.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 1520.0 7190.0 -0.86 Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN-EPOXIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 2020.0 19980.0 4.11 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 3170.0 14995.0 0.39 Duke, 1992 *
M-XYLOHYDROQUINONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 218.0 2591.0 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant 2200.0 3700.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 319.0 1700.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.