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Plant Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae)

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

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARSENIC 2 Root not available 0.3 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLYCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE 14 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 1130.0 52200.0 4.91 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root 6.0 11.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
ECDYSTERONE 4 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GABA 22 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INOKOSTERONE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 150.0 180.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 1440.0 5730.0 1.69 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 40.0 66.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PONASTEROSIDE-A 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASIUM-SUCCINATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 5000.0 20000.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM-OXALATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM-SUCCINATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Root 133.0 198.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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Abortifacient 3 (View Chemicals list for Abortifacient) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Anabolic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anabolic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Analeptic 1 (View Chemicals list for Analeptic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodermatitic) Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Merck 11th Edition
Antiaggregant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antialcoholic) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiandrogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antianemic) Martindale's 29th