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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICOTINAMIDE | 2 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 0.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICOTINIC-ACID | 11 | Seed | not available | 18.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICOTINIC-ACID | 11 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 18.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Seed | 11000.0 | 50000.0 | 2.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-ACETYL-HOMOSERINE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 433.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-COUMARIC-ACID | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OBTUSTYRENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 210.0 | 2077.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 350.0 | 1656.0 | -0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ONONITOL | 0 | Root | not available | 3.2 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | 60.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAEONIDIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | 330.0 | 3264.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 640.0 | 3027.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Fruit | 7.5 | 74.0 | 3.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Seed | 1.0 | 5.0 | -1.23 | 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 * |