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Plant Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food

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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
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 *
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
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (pesticides) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 5 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 7 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antielastase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiemetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiencephalitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 7 Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendoccytotic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antiendometriotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antienteritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 6 Duke, 1992 *