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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
MALVIDIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant not available 85.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 3.0 21.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Seed 0.0 0.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
MESOXALIC-ACID 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 110.0 1088.0 0.16 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 820.0 3879.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-4-CHLORO-INDOYL-3-ACETATE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MEVALONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOLYBDENUM 2 Seed 0.1 3.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Fruit 210.0 2077.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Seed 350.0 1656.0 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
MYO-INOSITOL 0 Root not available 100.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
MYO-INOSITOL 0 Seed not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Fruit 20.0 198.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
NEO-BETA-CAROTENE-B 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEO-BETA-CAROTENE-U 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 6.0 59.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 20.0 105.0 1.86 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Seed 0.2 3.0 -0.34 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
Antichorea 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antichoreic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticirrhotic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 5 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 4 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 6 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 5 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *