Liber Herbarum Minor (English)

Rev.18-07-2008

Prickly amaranth

Plant names
Amaranthaceae
English Prickly amaranth, Spiny Amaranth, Spiny pigweed, Thorn amaranth
Latin Amaranthus spinosus L.
Plant partsWhole plant
Diseases & Uses
Diseases Antidotes, Antiedemic, Antipyretic, Astringent, Bladder infections, diuretic, emollient, fever, reduces swellings, Sexually transmitted disease, snake bite, sweatinducing
Women's diseases Amenorrhea
Other uses colouring
Contents
 ascorbic acid, Ash, Beta-carotene, Beta-Sitosterol, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, Cholesterol, Fat, Fibres, Hentriacontane, Iron, mucilage, Niacin, Nicotinic-Acid, phosphorus, Potassium, Proteins, Riboflavin, rutin, Sodium, Stigmasterol, Thiamine, Water

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