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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |