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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 2400.0 | 11353.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Shoot | not available | 313.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CAROTENE | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 130.0 | 1286.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Seed | 350.0 | 1656.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Seed | 1.0 | 24.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 1340.0 | 13254.0 | 2.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 4280.0 | 20246.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 600.0 | 5935.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 44.0 | 1892.0 | 0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 1650.0 | 0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 5600.0 | 55391.0 | -0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 60000.0 | 191000.0 | 1.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 8280.0 | 43138.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 2280.0 | 22552.0 | 1.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 3 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoconstrictor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bronchostimulant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bruchiphobe | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |