The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY Circular 44 AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS L. Amaranth, pigweed, rough green amaranth, red-root. Amaranthaceae.— An erect, strict herb branched above, roughish pubescent, 1 to 6 feet tall, annual; taproot long, fleshy, red or pink; leaves alternate, petioled, 3 to 6 inches long, dull green, rough hairy, ovate or rhombic, wavy-margined; flowers small, greenish, 3-bracted, crowded in dense axillary and terminal panicles; seed glossy black, lens- shaped, small, notched at the narrow end. Pollen is collected
The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY Circular 44 AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS L. Amaranth, pigweed, rough green amaranth, red-root. Amaranthaceae.— An erect, strict herb branched above, roughish pubescent, 1 to 6 feet tall, annual; taproot long, fleshy, red or pink; leaves alternate, petioled, 3 to 6 inches long, dull green, rough hairy, ovate or rhombic, wavy-margined; flowers small, greenish, 3-bracted, crowded in dense axillary and terminal panicles; seed glossy black, lens- shaped, small, notched at the narrow end. Pollen is collected; also there is occa- sional demand for the herb and root. Common as a weed along railroads and roads and in pastures, fields, and waste places throughout the state; August to October. Medicinal constituents unknown. Used as an astringent and detergent; pollen extract is used as an antigen in certain types of hay fever.
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