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Common Names
Alfalfa; Lucerne
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Subspecies
sativa
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELENIUM | 60 | Plant | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Stem | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SHIKIMIC-ACID | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | 32.0 | 170.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-A | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-B | 0 | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-B | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-C | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-C | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-C | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-C | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-D | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-D | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-D | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-E | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenomic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antiadrenergic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |