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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALVIDIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | not available | 85.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 3.0 | 21.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MESOXALIC-ACID | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 110.0 | 1088.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 820.0 | 3879.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-4-CHLORO-INDOYL-3-ACETATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEVALONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Seed | 0.1 | 3.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Fruit | 210.0 | 2077.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Seed | 350.0 | 1656.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYO-INOSITOL | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYO-INOSITOL | 0 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | 20.0 | 198.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-BETA-CAROTENE-B | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-BETA-CAROTENE-U | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 6.0 | 59.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 20.0 | 105.0 | 1.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Seed | 0.2 | 3.0 | -0.34 | 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 * |