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Plant Amaranthus spinosus (Amaranthaceae)

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Common name(s)
Spiny pigweed
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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
2 ALPHA-SPINASTEROL Leaf -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 ALPHA-SPINASTEROL-OCTACOSANOATE Root -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 ALPHA-SPINASTEROL-SAPONIN Root -- -- -- Wealth of India.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 98.0 5030.0 0.02 *
0 ASH Leaf 26000.0 240000.0 2.13 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 65.0 408.0 0.64 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Leaf -- -- -- Wealth of India.
28 CALCIUM Leaf 4760.0 53335.0 2.38 *
2 CAMPESTEROL Leaf -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 74000.0 606450.0 -0.04 *
1 CHOLESTEROL Leaf -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 FAT Leaf 3000.0 45000.0 -0.23 *
15 FIBER Leaf 13000.0 104000.0 -0.71 *
0 HENTRIACONTANE Leaf -- -- -- Wealth of India.
6 IRON Leaf 22.0 1965.0 4.06 *
0 KILOCALORIES Leaf 450.0 2760.0 -0.42 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
3 MUCILAGE Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
39 NIACIN Leaf 14.0 86.0 -0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
11 NICOTINIC-ACID Leaf 3.0 19.0 -1.70 Wealth of India.
0 OLEANOLIC-ACID-SAPONIN Root -- -- -- Wealth of India.
*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.