Plant Chenopodium ambrosioides (Chenopodiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Epazote; Wormseed

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Plant	440.0	4800.0	2.92	Duke, 1992 *
ARITASONE	0	Plant	9.0	1400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCARIDOLE	15	Leaf	185.0	18000.0	1.33	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	110.0	1020.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	24000.0	166000.0	0.83	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	35.0	165.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
BUTYRIC-ACID	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	3000.0	21000.0	0.18	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	76000.0	524000.0	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *
D-CAMPHOR	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Fruit	1830.0	25000.0	-0.33	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Leaf	2000.0	3000.0	-0.75	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	7000.0	48000.0	-0.17	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	25000.0	92000.0	-0.91	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FERULIC-ACID	61	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	13000.0	90000.0	-0.88	Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL	35	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Plant	not available	52.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Leaf	420.0	900.0	-3.41	Duke, 1992 *
L-PINOCARVONE	0	Plant	1040.0	11400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor	1	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidifier	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Allelochemic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	2	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic	3	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic	1	Duke, 1992 *