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Plant Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae)

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Common name(s)
Chaff Flower
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
2 ARSENIC Root -- 0.3 -0.20 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Root -- -- -- *
0 BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLYCOSIDE Root -- -- -- *
14 BETAINE Root -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Root 1130.0 52200.0 4.91 *
12 COPPER Root 6.0 11.0 -0.08 *
4 ECDYSTERONE Root -- -- -- *
22 GABA Root -- -- -- *
5 INOKOSTERONE Root -- -- -- *
6 IRON Root 150.0 180.0 -0.18 *
65 MAGNESIUM Root 1440.0 5730.0 1.69 *
14 MANGANESE Root 40.0 66.0 0.24 *
64 OLEANOLIC-ACID Fruit -- -- -- *
0 PONASTEROSIDE-A Root -- -- -- *
0 POTASIUM-SUCCINATE Root -- -- -- *
14 POTASSIUM Root 5000.0 20000.0 0.31 *
0 POTASSIUM-OXALATE Root -- -- -- *
0 POTASSIUM-SUCCINATE Root -- -- -- *
1 SODIUM Root 133.0 198.0 -0.42 *
12 STIGMASTEROL Root -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.