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Plant Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 4950.0 23415.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Shoot not available 22.0 -1.41 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.8 8.3 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 3.6 18.2 0.71 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE 14 Root not available 59.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE 14 Shoot not available 94.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
BIOTIN 4 Seed not available 82.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Seed 2.0 23.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Seed 0.2 12.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
CADAVERINE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed 0.0 0.3 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 430.0 4253.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 10200.0 14100.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 230.0 1700.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Coronary-Dilator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 4 Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ.
Cyclooxygenase-Activator 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cytoprotective 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent 2 Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Depressant 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Dermatitigenic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Detoxicant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic? 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 12 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
DOPA-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *