Amaranth

• What other names is Amaranth known by?
• What is Amaranth?
• How does Amaranth work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Dosing considerations for Amaranth.

What other names is Amaranth known by?

Alegría, Amarante, Amarante-Grain, Amarante-Grain Géante, Amaranthus frumentaceus, Amaranthus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus leucocarpus, Amaranto, Chua, Huantli, Huatlí, Lady Bleeding, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Lovely Bleeding, Pilewort, Prince's Feather, Ramdana, Red Cockscomb, Rhamdana, Velvet Flower.

What is Amaranth?

Amaranth is a plant. The leaf contains a small amount of vitamin C. People use the entire plant to make medicine.

Possibly Ineffective for...

• Lowering high cholesterol.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Ulcers, diarrhea, swelling (inflammation) of the mouth and throat, and other conditions.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).