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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Amaranthus sp. (Amaranthaceae)

Common Names
Pigweed
How this plant is used
Food
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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 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 6.0 118.0 0.25 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Leaf 1330.0 16000.0 1.48 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 487.0 10082.0 0.94 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 2630.0 73503.0 1.91 *
PROLINE 0 Leaf 1210.0 14556.0 0.48 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 22850.0 342000.0 1.30 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 1.0 26.0 -0.06 *
RUTIN 87 Plant *
SERINE 1 Leaf 1110.0 13353.0 0.59 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 110.0 2406.0 -0.22 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 1.0 7.0 -0.27 *
THREONINE 4 Leaf 990.0 11910.0 0.71 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Leaf 310.0 3729.0 0.74 *
TYROSINE 8 Leaf 800.0 9624.0 0.45 *
VALINE 3 Leaf 1370.0 16481.0 1.06 *
WATER 0 Leaf 916000.0 0.54 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 9.0 108.0 0.14 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Oxidant 2 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 *
Pesticide 4 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 *
Prolactinogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant 2 *
Protisticide 1 *
Radioprotective 1 *
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sunscreen 1 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 Bernard, F. X., Sable, S., Cameron, B., Provost, J., Desnottes, J. F., Crouzet, J., Blanche, F. 1997. Glycosylated Flavones as Selective Inhibitors of Topoisomerase IV. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 41: 992-998.
Tranquilizer 2 *
Tremorigenic 1 Martindale's 28th