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Plant Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae)

Common Names
Chaff Flower
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ACHYRANTHINE 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE 14 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ECDYSTERONE 4 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHAMNOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPOGENINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XYLOSE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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Abortifacient 2 (View Chemicals list for Abortifacient) Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Acetylcholinergic) Duke, 1992 *
Analeptic 1 (View Chemicals list for Analeptic) Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Analgesic 1 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherosclerotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 1 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticarcinomic) Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Anticariogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticariogenic) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Anticomplement 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticomplement) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Antidiabetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiabetic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiedemic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifertility 1 (View Chemicals list for Antifertility) Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigastritic) Martindale's 29th
Antigingivitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigingivitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antihepatotoxic) Merck 11th Edition
AntiHIV 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiHIV) Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihomocystinuric) Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipidemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihyperlipidemic) Duke, 1992 *