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Plant Chenopodium ambrosioides (Chenopodiaceae)

Common Names
Epazote; Wormseed
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
LEUCINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHADIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-SALICYLATE 21 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 5.0 40.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf 365.0 4400.0 3.26 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMOL 0 Plant 730.0 8000.0 1.27 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 520.0 3585.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit not available 156000.0 0.62 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 38000.0 262000.0 0.50 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 3.0 19.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
SAFROLE 29 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Root not available 25000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 10.0 70.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
SPINASTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINYL-ACETATE 5 Plant not available 75.0 -1.40 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinitrosaminic 2 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 1 Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antiobesity 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.