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Pigweed
Amaranthus sp.
Pigweed
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Java, Malaya
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Bronchitis, Expectorant, Insanity, Ache(Tooth)
Science studied: ALANINE, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, CYSTINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Amaranthaceae
Scientific name: Amaranthus sp.
Common names: Pigweed
History
The source record documents this plant in Java, Malaya.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Bronchitis
- Expectorant
- Insanity
- Ache(Tooth)
- Fracture
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Java
- Malaya
Documented cultural uses
- Bronchitis
- Expectorant
- Insanity
- Ache(Tooth)
- Fracture
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
- Integrated soil fertility management options to improve the production of Amaranthus sp. and Cleome gynandra in subtropical conditions · 2026 source ↗
- Cold-gelation-related functionality of hot-air-popped flours from pigmented popcorn (Zea mays var. 'Everta'), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), and amaranth (Amaranthus sp.). · 2026 source ↗
- Differences in endophytic bacterial and fungal compositions in roots between red and green Amaranthus sp. · 2023 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CYSTINE
- FAT
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- HISTIDINE
- IRON
- LEUCINE
- MAGNESIUM
- NIACIN
- PHENYLALANINE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- RUTIN
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- SODIUM
- THIAMIN
- THREONINE
- VALINE
- WATER
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- ARGININE
- COPPER
- FOLACIN
- ISOLEUCINE
- METHIONINE
- PROLINE
- SERINE
- ZINC
- PHOSPHORUS
- TYROSINE
- FIBER
- BETA-CAROTENE
- LYSINE
- TRYPTOPHAN
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
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- countries · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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