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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
ALANINE 3 Shoot 313.0 -1.00 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Shoot *
ALPHA-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Seed *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 130.0 1286.0 -0.57 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 350.0 1656.0 -0.30 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 1.0 24.0 -0.32 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 1340.0 13254.0 2.39 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 4280.0 20246.0 -0.19 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.0 0.0 -0.39 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 600.0 5935.0 0.08 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 44.0 1892.0 0.80 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Sprout Seedling 1650.0 0.24 *
ASH 0 Fruit 5600.0 55391.0 -0.03 *
ASH 0 Plant 60000.0 191000.0 1.26 *
ASH 0 Seed 8280.0 43138.0 -0.14 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 2280.0 22552.0 1.63 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cholesterolytic 2 *
Cholinergic 2 Martindale's 28th
Circulatory-Stimulant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Circulotonic 2 *
Clastogenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
CNS-Inhibitor 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Co-carcinogenic 1 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagen-Sparing 1 *
Collagenic 2 *
Collyrium 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Colorant 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Copper-Chelator 1 *