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Plant Chenopodium quinoa (Chenopodiaceae)

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
3-O-[BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-GLUCURONOSYL-6-O-METHYL-ESTER]-OLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-O-[BETA-D-XYLOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-GLUCURONOSYL-OLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CHENOPODIUM-QUINOA-VIRUS-INHIBITOR 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-IV-A 0 Seed not available 1000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
HEDERA-NEPALENSIS-SAPONIN-F 0 Seed Coat not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-[BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL-(1-2)-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-(1-6)]-BETA-3-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-[BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL-(1-2)-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MAURITIANIN 2 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
OLEANOLIC-ACID-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROTEIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-1 0 Seed Coat not available 7000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-10 0 Seed not available 800.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-2 0 Seed Coat not available 200.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-3 0 Seed Coat not available 300.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-4 0 Seed Coat not available 3000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-5 0 Seed Coat not available 300.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-6 0 Seed not available 800.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Anticariogenic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Anticomplement 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Antiedemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifertility 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipidemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antileukotriene 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 1 Duke, 1992 *