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Plant Amaranthus sp. (Amaranthaceae)

Common Names
Pigweed
How this plant is used
Food

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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
ALANINE 3 Leaf 1390.0 16722.0 0.96 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 1210.0 14556.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 345.0 6263.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 2290.0 27549.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 0.0 508.0 1.07 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1559.0 53333.0 2.38 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 40300.0 540000.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Leaf 1.0 19.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 290.0 3489.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 2410.0 53000.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 8830.0 135000.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Leaf 1.0 10.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 2920.0 35128.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 1320.0 15880.0 1.45 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 520.0 6256.0 0.44 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 23.0 1527.0 2.95 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 1190.0 14316.0 0.58 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 1950.0 23458.0 1.07 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Leaf 1270.0 15278.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 550.0 6616.0 0.96 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antispasmodic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiSpina-Bifida 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistomatitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistress 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antisunburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 3 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antithrombogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitrypanosomic 1 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitumor 3 Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *