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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDOLYL-3-ACETALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Seed | not available | 1500.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 21.0 | 206.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | not available | 400.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 14.0 | 90.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 1610.0 | 15925.0 | 3.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 1950.0 | 9224.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOXAZOLIN-5-ONE-2-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Tissue Culture | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-COUMAROYL-TRIGLUCOSIDE) | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-FERULOYL-TRIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 420.0 | 4154.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 810.0 | 3832.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-(+)-2-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-(+)-ACETYLHOMOSERINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-(+)-HOMOSERINE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-(-)-HOMOSERINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |