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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 3 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhagic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Akao, M. and Kuroda, K. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Fumaric Acid on Hepatocarcinogenesis by Thioacetamide in Mice. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2012-2014, 1990. |
| Antihepatomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antihepatotoxic | 11 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 2 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |