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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Seed | 0.1 | 0.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Hull Husk | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Fruit | 320.0 | 3165.0 | 2.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 320.0 | 1514.0 | -1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Seed | not available | 0.4 | -0.55 | 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 |
| DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 1.0 | 7.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROFOLATE-SYNTHESASE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 19782.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Plant | 15000.0 | 54000.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 3670.0 | 20481.0 | -1.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 25000.0 | 247280.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Plant | 168000.0 | 361000.0 | 1.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 22100.0 | 104541.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Herbicide | 2 | Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histaminic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Histidine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 1 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hydrocholerectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hypertensive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypnotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocalcemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 23 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 13 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 17 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |