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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-4-CHLORO-TRYPTOPHAN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Fruit | 1250.0 | 12364.0 | 3.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 1810.0 | 8562.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SFA | 0 | Fruit | 390.0 | 3857.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 710.0 | 3350.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Seed | 2.0 | 59.0 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 22.0 | 578.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 37.0 | 297.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPONIN-I | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPERMIDINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPERMINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SQUALENE | 10 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 20000.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | 329000.0 | 434000.0 | 0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 30.0 | 297.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 70.0 | 331.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osmoregulator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paralytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Parasympathomimetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Percutaneostimulant | 2 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 5 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Peroxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pesticide | 42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |