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Plant Amaranthus spinosus (Amaranthaceae)

Common Names
Spiny pigweed

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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
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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 9 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Cardioprotective 4 Duke, 1992 *