Amaranthus

Amaranthus

HRB-0012Entry “AMARANTHUS” in the 1850 textNot in the 1652 first edition: added by Culpeper in 1653 or by a later editor up to 1850

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Old claims, quoted verbatim: not medical advice. A warning sits above the claims and never hides them; no warning does not mean safe, only that no source here has flagged the plant.

Substance of concernOxalates: kidney stones with large amounts.EFSA: Triterpene saponins, amaranthin, oxalic acid and 1 moreEFSA’s list of substances, not a danger rating. Checked 26 October 2026.

Historical correspondence. Ruled by Saturn, by Culpeper. A traditional astrological assignment, kept apart from the modern evidence; it is not a finding.

Culpeper’s claims about it: 3, under 3 headings, 1 where he says it harms or causes

  1. Bleeding (to stay)CLM-000125
    The flowers stop all fluxes of blood;
    QUO-000105Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  2. Bloody FluxCLM-0022721850 index, p. 9
    The flowers stop all fluxes of blood;
    QUO-000105Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  3. WoundsCLM-002151
    whether in man or woman, bleeding either at the nose or wound.
    QUO-001349Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance

Source

Nicholas Culpeper, The Complete Herbal, a new edition (London: Thomas Kelly, 1850). Project Gutenberg eBook #49513. SRC-CUL-1850

Quotations are verbatim from the 1850 text, line breaks joined. Modern research and the European regulator’s verdict on each claim are on the Concordance page, kept apart from this historical record.