thorny weed

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Pigweed
• amaranths
• Amaranth

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Mengea
• Montelia
• Acnida
• Dimeiandra
• Amarantellus
• Acanthochiton
• Albersia
• Sarratia
• Goerziella
• Glomeraria
• Bajan
• Galliaria
• Amblogyna
• Scleropus
• Euxolus
• Pentrius
• Pyxidium

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further classified under the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Caryophyllales. Finally, it is a member of the family Amaranthaceae and falls under the genus Amaranthus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific presence across several regions within Northern Europe. Its distribution can be traced to the coastal and inland areas of Denmark. It is also documented to grow within the landscapes of Finland. Furthermore, the species is found throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, its geographical range extends into the northern territories of Norway.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Amaranthus has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include seed.

Seed

1. Insect biochemistry and molecular biology

Chemicals

Amaranthus has 11 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include A1, A2, Albumin, Coumarins, Flavonoids.

A1

1. Journal of protein chemistry

A2

1. Journal of protein chemistry

Albumin

1. Journal of protein chemistry

Coumarins

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Flavonoids

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

G1

1. Journal of protein chemistry

Nitrates

1. Journal of toxicology

ascorbic acid

1. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

polyphenols

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

riboflavin

1. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

Activities

Amaranthus has 3 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Cytoprotective, Hepatoprotective.

Antioxidant

1. Biochemical and biophysical research communications
2. Fiziolohichnyi zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1994)
3. Journal of food science
4. Nutrients

Cytoprotective

1. Fiziolohichnyi zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1994)

Hepatoprotective

1. Biochemical and biophysical research communications

Conditions

Amaranthus has 5 reported investigations on conditions identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include cancer, constipation, gastrointestinal diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, inflammation.

Cancer

1. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP

Constipation

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Gastrointestinal diseases

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Gastrointestinal disorders

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Inflammation

1. PloS one

Preparations

Amaranthus has 5 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Amaranthus extracts, chloroplasts, extracts, polar extracts, seed extracts.

Amaranthus extracts

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Chloroplasts

1. Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

Extracts

1. Nutrients

Polar extracts

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Seed extracts

1. Insect biochemistry and molecular biology