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Common Names
Epazote; Wormseed
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 4 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nematistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 2 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Perfumery | 6 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |