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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLUORINE | 0 | Seed | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Seed | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA | 22 | Shoot | not available | 153.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-HYDROXY-HOMOARGININE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Seed | not available | 45.8 | -0.30 | Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12 |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GIBBERELLINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 4480.0 | 44313.0 | 2.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 7400.0 | 35005.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Shoot | not available | 70.0 | -1.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Fruit | 720.0 | 7122.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 1840.0 | 8704.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCOLIC-ACID | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENTRIACONTANE | 0 | Wax | not available | 500000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTAMINE | 18 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | 170.0 | 1682.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 1070.0 | 5061.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOSERINE | 1 | Shoot | not available | 733.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |