Amaranthus spinosus

Common Names: pigweed, spiny amaranth

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

The Invasive Plant Amaranthus spinosus L. Exhibits a Stronger Resistance to Drought than the Native Plant A. tricolor L. under Co-Cultivation Conditions When Treated with Light Drought.

Wang C et al (2024).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants13162251
PubMed:
39204687

Efficacy of medicinal plants and their derived biomolecules against Plasmodium falciparum.

Qulsum U, Azad MTA and Kato K (2024).
Parasitol Int.
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2024.102946
PubMed:
39128649

Suitability of raw and heat-treated Amaranthus spinosus in broiler diets: Effects on growth performance, meat antioxidant capacity, haemato-biochemical parameters, intestinal histomorphometry, and cecal volatile fatty acid profile.

GastroenterologyImmunology
Gebeş ES et al (2024).
Trop Anim Health Prod.
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-024-04099-4
PubMed:
39126450

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

The interactive effects of drought and heat stress on photosynthetic efficiency and biochemical defense mechanisms of Amaranthus species.

Netshimbupfe MH, Berner J and Gouws C (2022).
Plant Environ Interact.
DOI:
10.1002/pei3.10092
PubMed:
37283988

Extrachromosomal circular DNA-mediated spread of herbicide resistance in interspecific hybrids of pigweed.

Genetics
Koo DH et al (2023).
Plant Physiol.
DOI:
10.1093/plphys/kiad281
PubMed:
37186777

Nutritional aspects of non-conventional edible plants from Brazil: Caruru (Amaranthus spinosus L) and trapoeraba (Commelina benghalensis).

Pereira LV et al (2023).
Food Res Int.
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112583
PubMed:
36914315

Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of Pt-SnO(2) nanoparticles supported on natural bentonite-functionalized reduced graphene oxide-extracted chitosan from shrimp wastes for methanol electro-oxidation.

Aryafar A, Ekrami-Kakhki MS and Naeimi A (2023).
Sci Rep.
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-023-30705-w
PubMed:
36869124

Biodegradable Sodium Alginate/Carrageenan/Cellulose Composite Hydrogel Wound Dressings Containing Herbal Extracts for Promoting Blood Coagulation and Wound Healing.

Li Z et al (2023).
Macromol Biosci.
DOI:
10.1002/mabi.202200235
PubMed:
36239160

Precise identification of Celosia argentea seed and its five adulterants by multiple morphological and chemical means.

Sun JX et al (2022).
J Pharm Biomed Anal.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114802
PubMed:
35500383

Bioactivity of Amaranthus spinosus L. leaf extracts and meals against Aeromonas hydrophila.

Patalinghug JMR et al (2022).
Access Microbiol.
DOI:
10.1099/acmi.0.000305
PubMed:
35355878

Screening of anti-cancerous potential of classical Raudra rasa and modified Raudra rasa modified with hiraka bhasma (nanodiamond) through FTIR & LC-MS analysis.

Review Cancer
Dash MK et al (2022).
J Complement Integr Med.
DOI:
10.1515/jcim-2021-0410
PubMed:
35106982

Novel Phenolic Compounds as Potential Dual EGFR and COX-2 Inhibitors: Design, Semisynthesis, in vitro Biological Evaluation and in silico Insights.

ImmunologyPhytochemistry
Abdelgawad MA et al (2021).
Drug Des Devel Ther.
DOI:
10.2147/DDDT.S310820
PubMed:
34103896

Amaranthus spinosus Attenuated Obesity-Induced Metabolic Disorders in High-Carbohydrate-High-Fat Diet-Fed Obese Rats.

Obesity
Prince MRU et al (2021).
Front Nutr.
DOI:
10.3389/fnut.2021.653918
PubMed:
34041259

Barnyard grass [Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv] leaves extract against tomato pests.

Castrosanto MA et al (2021).
J Sci Food Agric.
DOI:
10.1002/jsfa.11298
PubMed:
33966279

Quality assessment and potential health risk of heavy metals in leafy and non-leafy vegetables irrigated with groundwater and municipal-waste-dominated stream in the Western Region, Ghana.

Affum AO et al (2020).
Heliyon.
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05829
PubMed:
33426336

Bioaccumulation potential of indigenous plants for heavy metal phytoremediation in rural areas of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab (India).

Parihar JK et al (2021).
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-020-10454-3
PubMed:
32888151

The first and low cost copper Schiff base/manganese oxide bio nanocomposite from unwanted plants as a robust industrial catalyst.

Naeimi A, Abbasspour S and Torabizadeh SA (2020).
Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol.
DOI:
10.1080/21691401.2020.1725027
PubMed:
32046511

Effects of lead and cadmium on photosynthesis in Amaranthus spinosus and assessment of phytoremediation potential.

Huang Y et al (2019).
Int J Phytoremediation.
DOI:
10.1080/15226514.2019.1594686
PubMed:
31020865

Antidepressant activity of methanolic extract of amaranthus spinosus.

Ashok Kumar BS et al (2014).
Basic Clin Neurosci.
PubMed:
25436078

EPSPS amplification in glyphosate-resistant spiny amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus): a case of gene transfer via interspecific hybridization from glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri).

Nandula VK et al (2014).
Pest Manag Sci.
DOI:
10.1002/ps.3754
PubMed:
24497375

Evaluation of diuretic activity of Amaranthus spinosus Linn. aqueous extract in Wistar rats.

Amuthan A et al (2012).
J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2012.01.049
PubMed:
22331031

Protective effect of Amaranthus spinosus against D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide-induced hepatic failure.

Zeashan H et al (2010).
Pharm Biol.
DOI:
10.3109/13880200903168023
PubMed:
20860438