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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cholesterolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |