Amaranthus hybridus

Common Names: green pigweed, slim amaranth, smooth amaranth, smooth pigweed

Ethnobotanical Studies

Kohistan Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Uses: Fresh aerial parts are boiled in water or Buttermilk, then squeezed with hands. After that, fried in homemade butter or ghee along with onion and common salt

DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-023-00577-5
PubMed:: 36782205

Ecuador

Uses: It is used orally to treat general disorders of the circulatory, gynecological, respiratory, and urinary systems.

DOI:: 10.3390/plants11121590
PubMed:: 35736741

Studies

Pre-emergence herbicides mixture in soybeans: Amaranthus hybridus control and crop selectivity on cover crops soil.

Mita MR and Mendes KF (2024).; J Environ Sci Health B.
DOI:: 10.1080/03601234.2024.2372920
PubMed:: 38958072

Heavy metal pollution indices in soil and plants within the vicinity of the Gosa Dumpsite in Abuja, Nigeria.

Omada JI et al (2024).; Environ Geochem Health.
DOI:: 10.1007/s10653-024-01979-4
PubMed:: 38849582

Amaranthus hybridus waste solid biofuel: comparative and machine learning studies.

Bamisaye A et al (2024).; RSC Adv.
DOI:: 10.1039/d3ra08378k
PubMed:: 38601704

Genome-Wide Comparative Analysis of Five Amaranthaceae Species Reveals a Large Amount of Repeat Content.

Genetics

Singh A et al (2024).; Plants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/plants13060824
PubMed:: 38592842

Development of a rapid detection assay for acetolactate synthase inhibitors resistance in three Amaranthus weed species through loop-mediated isothermal amplification.

Milani A et al (2024).; J Sci Food Agric.
DOI:: 10.1002/jsfa.13385
PubMed:: 38358049

Influence of β-Ionone in the Phytotoxicity of the Rhizome of Iris pallida Lam.

Sothearith Y et al (2024).; Plants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/plants13020326
PubMed:: 38276783

First Report of Leaf Spot Caused by Arthrinium arundinis on Amaranthus hybridus in Korea.

Lee JA, Park JH and Choi YJ (2024).; Plant Dis.
DOI:: 10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1381-PDN
PubMed:: 38190364

Chenopodium quinoa Willd. and Amaranthus hybridus L.: Ancestral Andean Food Security and Modern Anticancer and Antimicrobial Activity.

Summary

This review highlights the nutritional composition, phytochemistry, and antimicrobial and anticancer properties of Quinoa and Amaranth, emphasizing their potential for food security and their relevance in anticancer research.

Review Antimicrobial Cancer

Romero-Benavides JC et al (2023).; Pharmaceuticals (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/ph16121728
PubMed:: 38139854

Amaranthus hybridus (syn. quitensis) intoxication in cattle in Argentina: Case report.

García JA et al (2023).; Toxicon.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107533
PubMed:: 38013055

10.

Comprehensive Overview of the Effects of Amaranthus and Abelmoschus esculentus on Markers of Oxidative Stress in Diabetes Mellitus.

Summary

Selected plants show potential in alleviating oxidative stress in diabetes, but more research is required to confirm their effectiveness in humans. Further clinical studies, particularly in Africa, are recommended to explore their benefits in diabetes management.

Review Diabetes Immunology

Phoswa WN and Mokgalaboni K (2023).; Life (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/life13091830
PubMed:: 37763234

11.

Antifungal Potency of Amaranth Leaf Extract: An In Vitro Study.

Antimicrobial

Jamiołkowska A et al (2023).; Plants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/plants12081723
PubMed:: 37111946

12.

A Comparison of the Effects of Raw and Processed Amaranth Grain on Laying Hens' Performance, Egg Physicochemical Properties, Blood Biochemistry and Egg Fatty Acids.

Phytochemistry

Kianfar R et al (2023).; Animals (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/ani13081394
PubMed:: 37106958

13.

Differentiation of Andean and Mesoamerican accessions in a proposed core collection of grain amaranths.

Blair MW et al (2023).; Front Plant Sci.
DOI:: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1144681
PubMed:: 37035062

14.

Effects of seed treatments and storage duration on Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and amaranth fresh leaf yield.

Nampeera EL et al (2023).; Environ Entomol.
DOI:: pii: nvad020. 10.1093/ee/nvad020
PubMed:: 36939151

15.

Effect of Dietary Amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus chlorostachys) Supplemented with Enzyme Blend on Egg Quality, Serum Biochemistry and Antioxidant Status in Laying Hens.

Janmohammadi H et al (2023).; Antioxidants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/antiox12020456
PubMed:: 36830014

16.

Edible wild plant species used by different linguistic groups of Kohistan Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan.

Amin M et al (2023).; J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-023-00577-5
PubMed:: 36782205

17.

Diversity and Spread of Acetolactate Synthase Allelic Variants at Position 574 Endowing Resistance in Amaranthus hybridus in Italy.

Milani A et al (2023).; Plants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/plants12020332
PubMed:: 36679045

18.

Concentrations and human health risk assessment of selected heavy metals in soils and food crops around Osukuru phosphate mine, Tororo District, Uganda.

Tagumira A, Biira S and Amabayo EB (2022).; Toxicol Rep.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.11.007
PubMed:: 36518488

19.

Effects of Using Processed Amaranth Grain with and without Enzyme on Performance, Egg Quality, Antioxidant Status and Lipid Profile of Blood and Yolk Cholesterol in Laying Hens.

Hosseintabar-Ghasemabad B et al (2022).; Animals (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/ani12223123
PubMed:: 36428351

20.

Amaranthus hybridus (Amaranthaceae) prevents the detrimental effects of cyclophosphamide on ovarian function in Wistar rats: An experimental study.

Endocrinology

Watcho P et al (2022).; Int J Reprod Biomed.
DOI:: 10.18502/ijrm.v20i8.11754
PubMed:: 36313258

21.

Dynamics of 2,4-D and Dicamba Applied to Corn Straw and Their Residual Action in Weeds.

Gazola T et al (2022).; Plants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/plants11202800
PubMed:: 36297822

22.

Biogenic CuO and ZnO Nanoparticles as Nanofertilizers for Sustainable Growth of Amaranthus hybridus.

Francis DV, Sood N and Gokhale T (2022).; Plants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/plants11202776
PubMed:: 36297798

23.

Antioxidant Activity and Anti-Nutritional Factors of Selected Wild Edible Plants Collected from Northeastern Ethiopia.

Adamu E et al (2022).; Foods.
DOI:: 10.3390/foods11152291
PubMed:: 35954058

24.

Impacts of Trace Metals Pollution of Water, Food Crops, and Ambient Air on Population Health in Zambia and the DR Congo.

Muimba-Kankolongo A et al (2022).; J Environ Public Health.
DOI:: 10.1155/2022/4515115
PubMed:: 35844936

25.

The edible plant Amaranthus hybridus (Amaranthaceae) prevents the biochemical, histopathological and fertility impairments in colibri®-treated female rats.

Nsamou PCN et al (2022).; Toxicol Rep.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.03.014
PubMed:: 35310145

26.

Therapeutic Potential of Selected Medicinal Plant Extracts against Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.

Naz S et al (2022).; Saudi J Biol Sci.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.10.008
PubMed:: 35197762

27.

The ameliorative potentials of aqueous leaf extract of Amaranthus hybridus on monosodium glutamate-induced testicular damage in Wistar rats.

Oyeniran DO et al (2022).; JBRA Assist Reprod.
DOI:: 10.5935/1518-0557.20210091
PubMed:: 34850617

28.

Characterization of the first complete chloroplast genome of Amaranthus hybridus (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae) with phylogenetic implications.

Genetics

Bai X et al (2021).; Mitochondrial DNA B Resour.
DOI:: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1994890
PubMed:: 34722881

29.

Amino acid profiles of Solanum aethiopicum, Amaranthus hybridus, and Telfairia occidentalis, common leafy vegetables in Nigeria.

Aja PM et al (2021).; Sci Prog.
DOI:: 10.1177/00368504211032079
PubMed:: 34261343

30.

Draft Genomes of Amaranthus tuberculatus, Amaranthus hybridus, and Amaranthus palmeri.

Genetics

Montgomery JS et al (2020).; Genome Biol Evol.
DOI:: 10.1093/gbe/evaa177
PubMed:: 32835372

31.

Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of grain (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) and leafy (A. hybridus) amaranths.

Genetics

Castellanos-Arévalo AP et al (2020).; Plant Cell Rep.
DOI:: 10.1007/s00299-020-02553-9
PubMed:: 32430681

32.

Extraction of polysaccharides from Amaranthus hybridus L. by hot water and analysis of their antioxidant activity.

Tang Y et al (2019).; PeerJ.
DOI:: 10.7717/peerj.7149
PubMed:: 31223543

33.

Cytogenetic characterization of Amaranthus caudatus L. and Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.

Prajitha V and Thoppil JE (2018).; Cytotechnology.
DOI:: 10.1007/s10616-017-0100-9
PubMed:: 28477232

34.

Modulatory of effect of fresh Amaranthus caudatus and Amaranthus hybridus aqueous leaf extracts on detoxify enzymes and micronuclei formation after exposure to sodium arsenite.

Adewale A and Olorunju AE (2013).; Pharmacognosy Res.
DOI:: 10.4103/0974-8490.118819
PubMed:: 24174825