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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(R)-DIHYDRO-MALEIMIDE 0 Shoot 67.0 *
(R)-DIHYDRO-MALEIMIDE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot 62.0 *
1-3-(4,5-DIHYDRO-FURANONE)-5-(HYDROXY-METHYL)-PYRROLE-2-CARBOXYALDEHYDE 0 Cotyledon *
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Petiole *
1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Petiole *
1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Petiole *
14-HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Wax *
15-HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Wax *
16-HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Wax *
2,3,9-TRIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Embryo *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed *
3-HYDROXY-2,9-DIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Embryo *
4,4'-DIHYDROXY-2'-METHOXY-CHALCONE 0 Plant *
4-HYDROXY-2,3,9-TRIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Embryo *
5'-O-(6-O-MALONYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-PYRIDOXINE 0 Sprout Seedling *
5'-O-(6-O-{3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-4-CARBOXY-BUTANOYL}-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)PYRIDOXINE 0 Sprout Seedling 39.0 *
5'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-PYRIDOXINE 0 Sprout Seedling *
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE 15 Leaf *
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 580.0 5737.0 0.80 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidementia 8 Martindale's 29th
Antidepressant 11 Martindale's 28th
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatitic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidermatotic 1 *
Antidiabetic 13 *
Antidiabetic? 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidiarrheic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antidipsomanic 1 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hydrazine) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Manganese) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th