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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Chamissoa altissima (Amaranthaceae)

Common Names
Guanique
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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 Leaf 16670.0 166700.0 0.84 Tramil
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 80.0 825.0 -1.20 Tramil
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 33700.0 686000.0 0.59 Tramil
COPPER 12 Leaf 2.0 23.0 -0.13 Tramil
FAT 0 Leaf 6900.0 69000.0 0.25 Tramil
FIBER 15 Leaf 24920.0 249200.0 1.08 Tramil
IRON 6 Leaf 137.0 1370.0 2.55 Tramil
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 402.0 426.0 -4.18 Tramil
LITHIUM 11 Leaf 13.0 132.0 2.00 Tramil
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 70.0 715.0 -1.32 Tramil
PHENOLICS 0 Leaf Tramil
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 165.0 1660.0 -0.61 Tramil
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 328.0 3280.0 -1.20 Tramil
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 2200.0 220000.0 0.08 Tramil
QUINONES 0 Leaf Tramil
SAPONINS 5 Leaf Tramil
SODIUM 1 Leaf 28.0 280.0 -0.60 Tramil
TANNINS 0 Leaf Tramil
ZINC 77 Leaf 4.0 36.0 -0.31 Tramil
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiatherosclerotic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiBPH 1 *
Anticanker 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 1 *
AntiCFS 1 *
Anticheilitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlimacteric 2 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticonvulsant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 2 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
AntiCrohn's 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidandruff 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidementia 1 *
Antidepressant 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.