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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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 * |