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Common Names
Spiny pigweed
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |