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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
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antispasmodic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antistress 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisunburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 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
Antithrombogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyrotoxic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitrypanosomic 1 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitumor 3 Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (Breast) 2 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *