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'''Amaranthus spinosus''' is much-branched annual plant. It grows up to 100cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of food and medicines. The leaves are sometimes sold as a vegetable in local markets.
==Chemical Composition==
Seven compounds, including two diglycoside flavonoids hesperidin (1) and rutin (2), one phenolic acid (E)‐ferulic acid (3), two amino acids namely tyrosine (4) and arginine (5) and two sterols comprising spinasterol (6) and spinasterol 3‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside (7) were isolated from the whole plant of Amaranthus spinosus Letc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Tanduliuyah|en=Prickly Amaranth|hi=Kanta chaulai|kn=Mulluharive soppu|ml=Kattumullenkeera|mr=Kante bhaji|ta=mullukkeerai}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/vjch.201900023 Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Amaranthus+spinosus Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivateCommon names">[httpKarnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Amaranthus+spinosus Cultivation]295</ref>
</references>
