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Plant Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae)

Common Names
Chaff Flower
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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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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
Abortifacient 3 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anabolic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Analeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiandrogenic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th