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Pisum sativum Linn.


Botanical Name	:	Pisum sativum Linn.
English Name	:	Garden pea
Synonym(s)	:	Pisum arvense Linn.
Family	:	Fabaceae

General Info

Description

An annual herb with hollow stems ending in one or more tendrils: leaves pinnately compound, with auricled stipules; flowers white, bluish or purple coloured; pods straight or curved, pointed or blunt, 5-10 cm. long with a thick or thin wall; seeds 6-9, green, yellow green, blue-green, whitegrey, brown or mottled, smooth and rounded or flattened and wrinkled, varying in size from 3.5 to 5.0 mm.

Herb Effects

Contraceptive, fungistatic and spermacidal (seed)

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Pisum sativum L.

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

5-Hydroxytryptamine, tyramine (leaf); alanine, alpha-linolenic acid, arginine, ascorbic acid, aspartic acid, choline, coumestrol, glutamic acid, glycine, linoleic acid, methionine, niacin, oleic acid, palmitic acid, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, thiamin, trigonelline, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine, (fruit); allantoin (shoot); alpha-amyrin, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, beta-sitosterol, biotin, ferulic acid, folacin, inositol, malic acid, nicotinic acid, p-coumaric acid, quercitrin, stigmasterol, tocopherol, (seed); betaine, p-hydroxy-benzoic acid, syringic acid, vanillic acid (root); caffeic acid, lutein, salicyclic acid, (plant); cyanidin, delphinidin, pelargonidin (flower); GABA, genistein, histamine, (shoot); lupeol (sprout seedling)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Thiamin

59-43-8

2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol

C₁₂H₁₇N₄OS+

Pantothenic acid

599-54-2

3-[(2,4-dihydroxy-3,
3-dimethyl-butanoyl)
amino]propanoic acid

C₉H₁₇NO₅

5-Hydroxytryptamine

Not Available

3-(2-aminoethyl)-1H-
indol-5-ol

C₁₀H₁₂N₂O

Tyramine

60-19-5

4-(2-aminoethyl)phen
ol

C₈H₁₁NO

Alanine

35597-43-4

2-[2-[2-amino-4-(hyd
roxy-methyl-phosphor
yl)-butanoyl]aminopr
opanoylami no]propa
noic acid

C₁₁H₂₂N₃O₆P

alpha-Linolenic acid

94138-91-7

octadeca-9,12,15-tri
enoic acid

C₁₈H₃₀O₂

Arginine

7004-12-8

2-amino-5-guanidino-
pentanoic acid

C₆H₁₄N₄O₂

Ascorbic acid

Not Available

2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one

C₆H₈O₆

Aspartic acid

6899-03-2

2-aminobutanedioic
acid

C₄H₇NO₄

Choline

67-48-1

2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium

C₅H₁₄NO+

Coumestrol

Not Available

C₁₅H₈O₅

Glutamic acid

Not Available

2-aminopentanedioic
acid

C₅H₉NO₄

Glycine

87867-94-5

2-aminoacetic acid

C₂H₅NO₂

Linoleic acid

8024-22-4

Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid

C₁₈H₃₂O₂

Methionine

348-67-4

2-amino-4-methylsulf
anyl-butanoic acid

C₅H₁₁NO₂S

Niacin

99148-57-9

Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid

C₆H₅NO₂

Oleic acid

8046-01-3

octadec-9-enoic acid

C₁₈H₃₄O₂

Palmitic acid

66321-94-6

Hexadecanoic acid

C₁₆H₃₂O₂

Pantothenic acid

599-54-2

3-[(2,4-dihydroxy-3,
3-dimethyl-butanoyl)
amino]propanoic acid

C₉H₁₇NO₅

Riboflavin

Not Available

C₁₇H₂₁N₄O₉P

Trigonelline

6138-40-5

1-methylpyridine-5-c
arboxylate

C₇H₇NO₂

Tryptophan

80206-30-0

2-amino-3-(1H-indol-
3-yl)propanoic acid

C₁₁H₁₂N₂O₂

Tyrosine

556-02-5

2-amino-3-(4-hydroxy
phenyl)-propanoic
acid

C₉H₁₁NO₃

Valine

7004-03-7

2-amino-3-methyl-but
anoic acid

C₅H₁₁NO₂

Allantoin

97-59-6

(2,5-dioxoimidazolid
in-4-yl)urea

C₄H₆N₄O₃

Alpha amyrin

638-95-9

4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,1
4b-octamethyl-2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
12a,14,14a -tetrade
cahydro-1H-picen-3-o
l

C₃₀H₅₀O

alpha-Carotene

432-70-2

(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,
13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,
16-tetramethyl-1-(2,
6,6-trimet hyl-1-cy
clohexenyl)-18-(2,6,
6-trimethyl-1-cycloh
ex-2-enyl)octadeca-1
,3 ,5,7,9,11,13,15,
17-nonaene

C₄₀H₅₆

beta-Carotene

Not Available

3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene

C₄₀H₅₆

Beta-Sitosterol

5779-62-4

17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17-dodecahydro
-1H-cyclopenta[a]phe
nanthren-3-ol

C₂₉H₅₀O

Ferulic acid

24276-84-4

3-(4-hydroxy-3-metho
xy-phenyl)prop-2-eno
ic acid

C₁₀H₁₀O₄

Folacin

6484-89-5

2-[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo
-1H-pteridin-6-yl)me
thylamino]benzoyl]am
inopentane dioic
acid

C₁₉H₁₉N₇O₆

Inositol

551-72-4

cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,
5,6-hexol

C₆H₁₂O₆

Malic acid

Not Available

2-hydroxybutanedioic
acid

C₄H₆O₅

Nicotinic acid

99148-57-9

pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid

C₆H₅NO₂

P-coumaric acid

501-98-4

3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)p
rop-2-enoic acid

C₉H₈O₃

Quercitrin

6151-25-3

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
methyl-oxa n-2-yl)o
xy-chromen-7-one

C₂₁H₂₀O₁₁

Stigmasterol

4736-55-4

17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10 ,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one

C₂₉H₄₈O

Tocopherol

59-02-9

2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-
2-(4,8,12-trimethylt
ridecyl)chroman-6-ol

C₂₉H₅₀O₂

Betaine

590-47-6

Carboxymethyl-trimet
hyl-ammonium
hydroxide

C₅H₁₃NO₃

p-Hydroxybenzoic acid

99-96-7

4-hydroxybenzoic
acid

C₇H₆O₃

Syringic acid

64887-60-1

4-hydroxy-3,5-dimeth
oxy-benzoic acid

C₉H₁₀O₅

Vanillic acid

Not Available

4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
benzoic acid

C₈H₈O₄

Caffeic acid

Not Available

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)prop-2-enoic acid

C₉H₈O₄

Lutein

34445-91-5

4-[18-(4-hydroxy-2,6
,6-trimethyl-1-cyclo
hexenyl)-3,7,12,16-t
etramethyl -octadec
a-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15
,17-nonaenyl]-3,5,5-
trimethyl-cyclohex-2
-e n-1-ol

C₄₀H₅₆O₂