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Chenopodiaceae
Medical Definition: | The goosefoot plant family of the order Caryophyllales, subclass Caryophyllidae, class Magnoliopsida. It includes beets and chard (BETA VULGARIS), as well as SPINACH, and salt tolerant plants. |
Guide Notes: | prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM |
Also Called: | Halogeton,Kochia,Salicornia,Suaeda |
Atriplex - A plant genus in the CHENOPODIACEAE family. | |
Bassia scoparia - A plant species of the family CHENOPODIACEAE. It is a source of furonaphthoquinones. The common name of burning bush is also used with the unrelated EUONYMUS sieboldianus. | |
Beta vulgaris - A species of the Beta genus. Cultivars are used as a source of beets (root) or chard (leaves). | |
Chenopodium - A plant genus in the CHENOPODIACEAE family. | |
Salsola - A plant genus of the family CHENOPODIACEAE. The extract may be called lochein. Tumbleweed may occasionally refer to AMARANTHUS. | |
Spinach - A widely cultivated plant, Spinacia oleracea, native to Asia, having succulent, edible leaves eaten as a vegetable. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982) |
Chenopodiaceae Medical Definitions and Terms
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