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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |