Plant Cenchrus biflorus (Poaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Common Names

Two-Flowered Sandspur

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
ASH	0	Seed	16000.0	18000.0	-0.90	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Shoot	77000.0	116000.0	0.31	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	1440.0	1595.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	623000.0	691000.0	0.67	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Shoot	666000.0	779000.0	1.06	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	85000.0	94000.0	-0.90	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Shoot	10000.0	28000.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	6000.0	7000.0	-1.01	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Shoot	185000.0	339000.0	1.79	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Seed	220.0	245.0	0.44	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Seed	3700.0	4100.0	-0.59	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Seed	2700.0	2990.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	178000.0	197000.0	-0.33	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Shoot	90000.0	116000.0	-0.85	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Seed	not available	98000.0	-0.50	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Osteogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Prooxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	2	Duke, 1992 *