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Common Names
Pigweed
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 11 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cardioprotective | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |