Lambsquarter

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian), Dutch, China, Iraq, US, Sanscrit, Sudan, Lesotho

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Anthelminthic, Aperient, Bite(Bug)

Science studied: ALANINE, AMMONIA, ASCARIDOLE, ASCORBIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Chenopodiaceae

Scientific name: Chenopodium album

Common names: Lambsquarter, Ackermelde, Ak kazayağı, Ancarinha-branca, Ağımtıl tərə, Baltoji balanda, Blet blanc, Blodau'r Domen, Borbas-Gänsefuß, Běła pólšica, Cenizo, Chenopode blanc, Chénopode blanc, Chénopode blanc, Senousse, Common Lambsquarters, Càl Slapach

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian), Elsewhere, Dutch, China, Iraq, US, Sanscrit, Sudan and 7 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Stomach)
• Anthelminthic
• Aperient
• Bite(Bug)
• Diuretic
• Emollient
• Freckle
• Insecticide

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Amerindian)
• Elsewhere
• Dutch
• China
• Iraq
• US
• Sanscrit
• Sudan
• Lesotho
• Arabic
• Hawaii
• German

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Stomach)
• Anthelminthic
• Aperient
• Bite(Bug)
• Diuretic
• Emollient
• Freckle
• Insecticide
• Laxative
• Potherb
• Scrofula
• Stomach

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Phylogenomics reveals persistent gene-tree discordance in the Chenopodium album aggregate. · 2026 source ↗
• MAO-B Inhibitory and Antioxidant Properties of Flavonoids from Chenopodium album: Implications for Neuroprotection. · 2026 source ↗
• Chemistry and Pharmacology of Chenopodium album L. (BATHUA). · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALANINE
• AMMONIA
• ASCARIDOLE
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASPARTIC-ACID
• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CHENOPODINE
• CYSTINE
• BETA-ECDYSTERONE
• FAT
• FERULIC-ACID
• GLUTAMIC-ACID
• GLYCINE
• HCN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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