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Plant Medicago sativa (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Alfalfa; Lucerne
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Subspecies
sativa
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TRIGONELLINE 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIMETHYLAMINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 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.
VALINE 3 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.
VESTITOL 4 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VESTITONE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Plant not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
VIT-E 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIT-K 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-D 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-D-2 0 Shoot not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-D-3 0 Shoot not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-E 75 Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
VITAMIN-K 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WAIROL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Plant not available 812000.0 0.18 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Seed not available 117000.0 -0.42 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischaemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiischemic 3 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotrienogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipedemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 6 Duke, 1992 *