An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
unguiculata
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 3067.0 | 43200.0 | 2.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Shoot | 4550.0 | 44520.0 | 1.45 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 14050.0 | 0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 90000.0 | 283800.0 | 0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Shoot | 41000.0 | 401174.0 | 1.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 3380.0 | 10181.0 | -0.73 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Shoot | 1060.0 | 10372.0 | -0.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PYROPHOSPHATASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 4000.0 | -0.52 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Shoot | 1.8 | 17.0 | -0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| RUBIDIUM | 0 | Seed | 13.0 | 39.0 | 1.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCANDIUM | 0 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SECOISOLARICIRESINOL | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.71 | H. Adlercreutz, pers. comm. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 12030.0 | 0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 2100.0 | 6325.0 | -0.52 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Shoot | 660.0 | 6458.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILVER | 3 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Candidicide | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collyrium | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |