Plant Amaranthus sp. (Amaranthaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Pigweed

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
METHIONINE	15	Leaf	360.0	4331.0	1.03	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Leaf	6.0	118.0	0.25	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Leaf	1330.0	16000.0	1.48	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	487.0	10082.0	0.94	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	2630.0	73503.0	1.91	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Leaf	1210.0	14556.0	0.48	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	22850.0	342000.0	1.30	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	1.0	26.0	-0.06	Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN	87	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Leaf	1110.0	13353.0	0.59	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Leaf	110.0	2406.0	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Leaf	1.0	7.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Leaf	990.0	11910.0	0.71	Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Leaf	310.0	3729.0	0.74	Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE	8	Leaf	800.0	9624.0	0.45	Duke, 1992 *
VALINE	3	Leaf	1370.0	16481.0	1.06	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Leaf	not available	916000.0	0.54	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Leaf	9.0	108.0	0.14	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
Leptingenic	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
Lipotropic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lithogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucogenic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic	1	Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Myoprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroexcitant	1	Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter	1	Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oviposition-Stimulant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.