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Spiny pigweed
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL-OCTACOSANOATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL-SAPONIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 98.0 | 5030.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 26000.0 | 240000.0 | 2.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 65.0 | 408.0 | 0.64 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 4760.0 | 53335.0 | 2.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 74000.0 | 606450.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 3000.0 | 45000.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 13000.0 | 104000.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENTRIACONTANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 22.0 | 1965.0 | 4.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | 450.0 | 2760.0 | -0.42 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 14.0 | 86.0 | -0.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NICOTINIC-ACID | 11 | Leaf | 3.0 | 19.0 | -1.70 | Wealth of India. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID-SAPONIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiacne | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AntiAGE | 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 |
| Antiaggregant | 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 |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |