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Plant Chenopodium ambrosioides (Chenopodiaceae)

Common Names
Epazote, Wormseed
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant 440.0 4800.0 2.92 Duke, 1992 *
ARITASONE 0 Plant 9.0 1400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCARIDOLE 15 Leaf 185.0 18000.0 1.33 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 110.0 1020.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 24000.0 166000.0 0.83 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 35.0 165.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
BUTYRIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 3000.0 21000.0 0.18 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 76000.0 524000.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
D-CAMPHOR 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Fruit 1830.0 25000.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf 2000.0 3000.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 7000.0 48000.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 25000.0 92000.0 -0.91 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 13000.0 90000.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant not available 52.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 420.0 900.0 -3.41 Duke, 1992 *
L-PINOCARVONE 0 Plant 1040.0 11400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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